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Double page: The Death of Luhrasp in Battle against the Forces of Arjasp (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Double page: The Death of Luhrasp in Battle against the Forces of Arjasp (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Ismail bin Ibrahim Bosnavi (calligrapher, d. 1748)

Episodes from the wedding of Zal and Rudaba

Episodes from the wedding of Zal and Rudaba

Persian

Fineleaf Fumitory Folio from a manuscript of Khawass al-ashjar (De materia medica) by Dioscorides

Fineleaf Fumitory Folio from a manuscript of Khawass al-ashjar (De materia medica) by Dioscorides

Persian

Text concerning Rustam’s fifth and sixth trials (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Text concerning Rustam’s fifth and sixth trials (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Persian

Colophon (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Colophon (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

The Burial of Yazdigird (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

The Burial of Yazdigird (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Story of Piran Convincing Siyavush to Take Farangis as his Wife (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Story of Piran Convincing Siyavush to Take Farangis as his Wife (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Double page: Rustam Mourns Sohrab and Carries His Coffin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Double page: Rustam Mourns Sohrab and Carries His Coffin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Episodes from the Story of Hurmuzd (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Episodes from the Story of Hurmuzd (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Ismail bin Ibrahim Bosnavi (calligrapher, d. 1748)

Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Table of Contents (recto); text (verso), folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha, right-hand side of a bifolio

Table of Contents (recto); text (verso), folio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 10: 103-106 (recto), Sura 10: 106-108 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 10: 103-106 (recto), Sura 10: 106-108 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

Arab

Shapur with the Daughter of Mihrak (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Shapur with the Daughter of Mihrak (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Bahram Chubina Slays Kut of Rum (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Bahram Chubina Slays Kut of Rum (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Preparations for the Wedding of Farangis and Siyavush (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Preparations for the Wedding of Farangis and Siyavush (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

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