Iskandar's Mother Weeping Over his Bier (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Rustam Slays the White Div (text recto; painting verso of folio 83), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

X-radiograph(s) of "Putto holding a Book (detail after a painting from Domenico Zampieri in Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, Rome)", 1581 - 1641

Artist of original: After Domenico Zampieri, called Domenichino

X-radiograph(s) of "St Roch Ministering to the Plague Victims (study after a painting in the Chiesa di San Rocco, Venice)", 1519 - 1594

Artist of original: Jacopo Tintoretto

Rustam Slays Zanda Razm (painting recto; text verso of folio 140), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Slays the White Elephant (painting recto; text verso of folio 63), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Slays Khaqan of Chin (text recto; painting verso of folio 200), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Young Rustam Greets Sam (painting recto; text verso of folio 62), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Human is Killed by Bijan in Battle (painting recto; text verso of folio 293), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Combat of Puladvand with Giv and Tus (text recto; painting verso of folio 214), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Rustam Kills Akwan Div (painting recto; text verso of folio 219), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Hushang Battles the Black Div (text recto; painting verso of folio 16), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Zarasp Dies at the Hands of Farud (painting recto; text verso of folio 165), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

The first colophon and the Ka‘ba at Mecca (text recto, painting verso of folio 18) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Inserted handwritten note describing photograph, 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Inserted photograph of Piene at "Regenbogen-Fest", 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Inserted notepad from The Nature Conservancy, 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Burzuy Brings Nushirvan the Book of Kalila and Dimna (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Three Youths on a Garden Terrace, painting and calligraphy (verso); calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi (recto), folio from an Anthology of Poetry, Calligrapher, active late 15th to first half of 16th century

Mir `Ali Haravi

Mule (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from Manafi Al-Hayawan of Ibn Bakhtishu

Persian