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Ibrahim Preparing to Sacrifice Isaac (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 43 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ibrahim Preparing to Sacrifice Isaac (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 43 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Ibrahim in a Fire (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 35 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ibrahim in a Fire (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 35 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

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Sulayman Looks at Balqi's Legs to See if They are Hairy (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Sulayman Looks at Balqi's Legs to See if They are Hairy (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 128 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Musa's Rod(?) Swallowing the Magician's Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 83 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Musa's Rod(?) Swallowing the Magician's Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 83 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), left-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), left-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Persian

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Story of Farangis (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Story of Farangis (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Rustam and the Iranians Hunt in Afrasiyab’s Preserves (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Rustam and the Iranians Hunt in Afrasiyab’s Preserves (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Bahram Gur hunts with Azada (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Bahram Gur hunts with Azada (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), right-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), right-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Illuminated frontispiece, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Illuminated frontispiece, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript of the Khulasa al-Akhbar

Folio 3 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 88-89 (verso)

Folio 3 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 88-89 (verso)

Persian

Folio 4 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 89 (recto), Sura 7: 89-93 (verso)

Folio 4 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 7: 89 (recto), Sura 7: 89-93 (verso)

Persian

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 43 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 43 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

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Hunting Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 52 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Hunting Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 52 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

Humay in the Golden Fortress (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 63 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Humay in the Golden Fortress (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 63 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

Hunting Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 87 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Hunting Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 87 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

Humay at the Castle of Humayun (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 96 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Humay at the Castle of Humayun (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 96 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

Humayun Fights with Humay (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 119 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Humayun Fights with Humay (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 119 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

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