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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

Twenty-five Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith

Twenty-five Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith

Islamic

Ten Folios from a Grammar Commentary

Ten Folios from a Grammar Commentary

Islamic

Ten Folios from a Legal Commentary on Selling

Ten Folios from a Legal Commentary on Selling

Islamic

Ten Folios from a Manuscript of the Al-Raybiyya fi l-fara'id of Badr al-din Sibt al-Mardini (1423-1506)

Ten Folios from a Manuscript of the Al-Raybiyya fi l-fara'id of Badr al-din Sibt al-Mardini (1423-1506)

Islamic

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 76r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, right-hand side of a bifolo.

Text (recto and verso), folio 76r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, right-hand side of a bifolo.

Persian

Frontispiece (recto), Text (verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Frontispiece (recto), Text (verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

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

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

Islamic

Nine Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 34: 43-54 and Sura 35: 1-18

Nine Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 34: 43-54 and Sura 35: 1-18

Arab

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