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Manuscript of the Ta'qibat-i Namaz

Manuscript of the Ta'qibat-i Namaz

Persian

Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Manuscript of the Ruba‘yyat by ‘Umar Khayyam

Manuscript of the Ruba‘yyat by ‘Umar Khayyam

Ottoman

Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

Persian

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Persian

Botanical watercolor drawing of a delicate stem of the caper plant, a butterfly, and close-up of the plant’s blossom.

Plant and Insect Study: Caper; Prosperina Butterfly

Unidentified Artist

Botanical watercolor drawing of three fruits in vertical orientation, one above the other: a lemon, grapefruit, and pipona.

Plant Study: Sweet Lemon; Grapefruit; Pipona

Unidentified Artist

Capital with the Miraculous Feeding of the 4000 and the Sacrifices of Blood and of Bread

Capital with the Miraculous Feeding of the 4000 and the Sacrifices of Blood and of Bread

Unidentified Artist

Silk Bag

Silk Bag

Japanese

Falcon, illustrated folio from a manuscript of Manafi al-Hayawan (Benefits of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu

Falcon, illustrated folio from a manuscript of Manafi al-Hayawan (Benefits of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu

Persian

Botanical watercolor drawing of a stem of the laurel plant, a butterfly, and close-up of the plant’s blossom.

Plant and Insect Study: Laurel; Machanoides butterfly

Unidentified Artist

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

Sword

Sword

Unidentified Maker

Illustrated Story about late-17th-century Nouveaux Riches (Ogon suidaijin sakazuki by Tamenaga Shunsui II, 1823-1886), first of two manuscript volumes

Illustrated Story about late-17th-century Nouveaux Riches (Ogon suidaijin sakazuki by Tamenaga Shunsui II, 1823-1886), first of two manuscript volumes, 1829 - 1874

Yamada Kunijirō (Ichiyūsai II; Kuniteru)

Illustrated Manuscript on Divination in Thai Language and Script

Illustrated Manuscript on Divination in Thai Language and Script

Thai

Illustrated Medical Text in Thai Language and Script

Illustrated Medical Text in Thai Language and Script

Thai

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