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Devotional Sufi Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript

Devotional Sufi Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript

Ottoman

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Iskandar Nama of Nizami

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Iskandar Nama of Nizami

Persian

Hamza Escaping, Illustration from a Hamzanama (Story of Hamza) Series

Hamza Escaping, Illustration from a Hamzanama (Story of Hamza) Series

Indian

Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi

Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi

Indian

Female Cupbearer (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari

Female Cupbearer (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari

Arab

Kanada Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Kanada Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Indian

Folio from a Jain religious manuscript (text, recto; text, verso)

Folio from a Jain religious manuscript (text, recto; text, verso)

Indian

Kamsa Sending Akrura to Fetch Krishna to Mathura (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Kamsa Sending Akrura to Fetch Krishna to Mathura (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 9: mid 37 - 38 (recto), Sura 9: mid 38 - 40 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 9: mid 37 - 38 (recto), Sura 9: mid 38 - 40 (verso)

Arab

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, right-hand side of a bifolio

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: mid 60 - begin 62 (recto), Sura 28: mid 62 - mid 64 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 28: mid 60 - begin 62 (recto), Sura 28: mid 62 - mid 64 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 24: end 58 - end 59 (recto), Sura 24: end 59 - begin 61 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 24: end 58 - end 59 (recto), Sura 24: end 59 - begin 61 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Timur Nama

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Timur Nama

Persian

Illuminated folio from a Qur’an: Sura 113

Illuminated folio from a Qur’an: Sura 113

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 72: 4 - 7 (recto), Sura: 72: 7 - 10 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 72: 4 - 7 (recto), Sura: 72: 7 - 10 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Islamic

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha, left-hand side of a bifolio

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Sura Titles from the Qur'an

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

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

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

Court scene of an emperor receiving a visitor

Indian

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