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The Blue Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (182) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Blue Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (182) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The White Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (219) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The White Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (219) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Sufi Instruction, Frontispiece (painting, recto), Preface to the Bustan (verso), illustrated folio (2) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di

Sufi Instruction, Frontispiece (painting, recto), Preface to the Bustan (verso), illustrated folio (2) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di

Persian

Folio 1 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Folio from a Qur’an: Sura 1 (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Folio 1 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Folio from a Qur’an: Sura 1 (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Persian

Folio 16 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two drawings of workmen: snack vendor and lathe-turner (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 16 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two drawings of workmen: snack vendor and lathe-turner (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Folio 33 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Portrait of a woman (recto); Two drawings of felines framed by colored paper borders (verso)

Folio 33 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Portrait of a woman (recto); Two drawings of felines framed by colored paper borders (verso)

Persian

Folio 47 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Man splitting wood (recto); Qajar youth seated in a chair with waterpipe and sword (verso)

Folio 47 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Man splitting wood (recto); Qajar youth seated in a chair with waterpipe and sword (verso)

Persian

Folio 57 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Muhammad Shah Qajar, seated on a chair (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Folio 57 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Muhammad Shah Qajar, seated on a chair (recto); Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis) (verso)

Persian

Folio 26 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two sheets: pair of dervishes; three dervishes with snake  (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 26 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Two sheets: pair of dervishes; three dervishes with snake (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Folio 40 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Fingernail drawing: horseman fighting a lion with hound at bottom (recto); Blank page (verso)

Folio 40 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Fingernail drawing: horseman fighting a lion with hound at bottom (recto); Blank page (verso)

Persian

Yusuf Meets the Elderly Zulaykha (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 4 from a Partial Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Yusuf Meets the Elderly Zulaykha (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 4 from a Partial Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Uzbek

Layla with her Family (painting with text (verso), text (recto) of folio 22) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Layla with her Family (painting with text (verso), text (recto) of folio 22) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Layla in the Country in Spring (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 39) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Layla in the Country in Spring (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 39) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Iskandar Meets the Angel Israfil and Khizr Finds the Water of Life (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Iskandar Meets the Angel Israfil and Khizr Finds the Water of Life (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Timur Holding court in a Garden (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (35) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Timur Holding court in a Garden (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (35) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Timur Holding Court in a Garden (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (34) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Timur Holding Court in a Garden (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (34) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), the central image of a folio from the Gulshan Album; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), the central image of a folio from the Gulshan Album; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Indian

Yazdigird Enthroned (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's  Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Yazdigird Enthroned (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

You Make Sweet Life Increase (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 208 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

You Make Sweet Life Increase (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 208 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

Rustam and the Iranian Army Besiege the Fortress of Kafur the Cannibal(painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Rustam and the Iranian Army Besiege the Fortress of Kafur the Cannibal(painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

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