Sura Titles from the Qur'an
Persian
Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio
Persian
Angel Sounding the Trumpet on the Day of the Last Judgement (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of a Turkish text
Ottoman
Court scene of an emperor receiving a visitor
Indian
Krishna Receives Homage from Indra (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series
Indian
Todi Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
Indian
Saranga Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
Indian
Pump for Raising Water (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari
Arab
The Temptation of Shakyamuni (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Nepalese
Book cover
Persian
Rubaiyyat Anthology (text, recto and verso), illuminated folio from a manuscript of Chaghatai poetry
Ottoman?
Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Persian
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 17: end 17 - mid 21 (recto), Sura 17: mid 21 - mid 24 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio
Islamic
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: begin 251 - begin 253 (recto), Sura 2: begin 253 - mid 253 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio
Persian
Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 68: 49 - 52 and Sura 69: 1 - mid 10 (recto), Sura 69: mid 10 - begin 29 (verso)
Persian
Vibhasa Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
Indian
Dipak Raga (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
Indian
Text (recto and verso), folio 76r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, right-hand side of a bifolo.
Persian
Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Persian
Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Persian