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Ordination Text and Illustrations

Ordination Text and Illustrations

Burmese

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 78 from the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50) and Reworked for Emperor Jahangir (1605-27)

Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 78 from the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50) and Reworked for Emperor Jahangir (1605-27), active 1st half of 16th century

Attributed to Shaykh Zada

Painting (verso), folio 28 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Painting (verso), folio 28 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Text (recto), Painting with Text (verso), folio 36 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Text (recto), Painting with Text (verso), folio 36 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Illustrated Manuscript of An`am-i Sharif (Prayer Book) in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic

Illustrated Manuscript of An`am-i Sharif (Prayer Book) in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic

Ottoman

Gudarz Slays Piran (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Gudarz Slays Piran (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Painting (recto), Text (verso), folio 32 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Painting (recto), Text (verso), folio 32 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Illustrated Manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi

Illustrated Manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi

Ottoman

Dara and the Herdsman (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa‘di, Written for Sultan  ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1540-50)

Dara and the Herdsman (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa‘di, Written for Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1540-50), active 1st half of 16th century

Attributed to Shaykh Zada

Folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso),

Folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso),

Ottoman

Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di

Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di

Persian

Partial Illustrated Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Partial Illustrated Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Illustrated Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Waqf (deed of gift to a mosque)

Waqf (deed of gift to a mosque)

Ottoman

Twenty-seven Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation

Twenty-seven Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Illustrated Manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Manuscript of Discourses on the Festivals of Saint Michael, with ninety-three paintings

Manuscript of Discourses on the Festivals of Saint Michael, with ninety-three paintings

Ethiopian

The Tomb of the Prophet at Medina (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 38 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

The Tomb of the Prophet at Medina (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 38 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Illustrated Manuscript of Majmu`ah (Anthology) of Persian Texts

Illustrated Manuscript of Majmu`ah (Anthology) of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Folio 172 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 172 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Attributed to Mahesh

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