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The first colophon and the Ka‘ba at Mecca (text recto, painting verso of folio 18) from a manuscript of prayer

The first colophon and the Ka‘ba at Mecca (text recto, painting verso of folio 18) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Text folio with illuminated margin (text recto, text verso of folio 21) from a manuscript of prayers

Text folio with illuminated margin (text recto, text verso of folio 21) from a manuscript of prayers

Ottoman

Frontispiece (blank recto; text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of Ta‘qibat-i Namaz

Frontispiece (blank recto; text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of Ta‘qibat-i Namaz

Persian

Colophon (text recto; blank verso of folio 10), from a manuscript of Ta‘qibat-i Namaz

Colophon (text recto; blank verso of folio 10), from a manuscript of Ta‘qibat-i Namaz

Persian

The right half of the illuminated frontispiece (illuminated sarlawh verso, blank recto of folio 3), from a manuscript of prayers

The right half of the illuminated frontispiece (illuminated sarlawh verso, blank recto of folio 3), from a manuscript of prayers

Persian

Text folio with illuminated headings (illuminated headings recto; text verso of folio 50), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with illuminated headings (illuminated headings recto; text verso of folio 50), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; illuminated heading verso of folio 58), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; illuminated heading verso of folio 58), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 59), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 59), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 122), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 122), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595) in his Library (painting, recto; text, verso) illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al-‘Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).

Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595) in his Library (painting, recto; text, verso) illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al-‘Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).

Ottoman

Introduction to the Bustan by Sa'di, folio from a manuscript

Introduction to the Bustan by Sa'di, folio from a manuscript

Persian

One Physician Kills Another, folio from a manuscript

One Physician Kills Another, folio from a manuscript

Persian

Battle of the Clans, from an illustrated manuscript of Sufi Poetry

Battle of the Clans, from an illustrated manuscript of Sufi Poetry

Persian

Standing Page with Cup and Bottle, folio from a manuscript

Standing Page with Cup and Bottle, folio from a manuscript

Bahram

Prayer Book, folio from a manuscript (recto and verso)

Prayer Book, folio from a manuscript (recto and verso)

Persian

A Beggar Pursued by Dogs, from a manuscript of c. 1615

A Beggar Pursued by Dogs, from a manuscript of c. 1615

Indian

Timur Hunting, folio from a manuscript of the Zafarnama

Timur Hunting, folio from a manuscript of the Zafarnama

Persian

Byzantine Manuscript Illuminations

Byzantine Manuscript Illuminations, 1852 - 1931

Timothy Cole

Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript

Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript, 16th century

Attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

Illuminated Figures from Byzantine Manuscript of Tenth Century

Illuminated Figures from Byzantine Manuscript of Tenth Century, 1840 - 1930

Charles Herbert Moore

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