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You Make Sweet Life Increase (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 208 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

You Make Sweet Life Increase (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 208 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

Manuscript of Tahrir Uqlidis by Nasir al-Din Tusi

Manuscript of Tahrir Uqlidis by Nasir al-Din Tusi

Ottoman

Manuscript of Fragments of Mathnavis by `Attar and Nizami

Manuscript of Fragments of Mathnavis by `Attar and Nizami

Persian

Seven Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith Commissioned by 'Ali Mamluk Sultan Abu Nasr al-Ashraf

Seven Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith Commissioned by 'Ali Mamluk Sultan Abu Nasr al-Ashraf

Islamic

Partial Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Partial Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Uzbek

Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi

Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi, flourished 1514-43

Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni

Heavenly Joys Come to Earth (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 243 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Heavenly Joys Come to Earth (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 243 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Attributed to Khem Karan

Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

Persian

Khamsa-yi Ashraf by Mawlana Ashraf of Maragha

Khamsa-yi Ashraf by Mawlana Ashraf of Maragha

Persian

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi.

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi.

Persian

Folio 53 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 53 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

Folio 335 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 335 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings

Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings

Indian

Coptic and Arabic script on beige paper

Twenty Folios from a Coptic Manuscript of the Gospel of John with Glosses and Translation in Arabic

Coptic

Folio 261(text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Folio 261(text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Notes (recto), folio 1 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50)

Notes (recto), folio 1 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50), active 1st half of 16th century

Scribe: Mir ‘Ali al-Husayni

Twenty-six folios from a Coptic Manuscript with Arabic Titles

Twenty-six folios from a Coptic Manuscript with Arabic Titles

Coptic

Twelve Folios from an Arabic Legal Text

Twelve Folios from an Arabic Legal Text

Islamic

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan (Collected Works) of Hafiz

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan (Collected Works) of Hafiz

Persian

Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an (Twenty-five Folios)

Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an (Twenty-five Folios)

Islamic

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