Folio 22 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Sheet of portrait sketches and flowers (recto); Two sheets: dog and decorative frames; kneeling couple and mixed bouquet (verso)

Persian

Majnun Sees the Battle between his Tribe and Layla's (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 46) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Parrots and Turkey (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 6 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

Cactus and Reeds (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 89 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

A Prophet on a Prayer Rug (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 104 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Prophet Preaching in a Mosque (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 5 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Nuh (Noah) in the Ark (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 24 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Ownership Notes and Stamps (recto), The Angels Who Pray for the King, Introduction (frontispiece painting, verso), folio 1 from an illustrated Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi, flourished 1514-43

Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni

The Prophet Muhammad and His Companions at a Feast (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Siyar-i Nabi (The Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir of Erzurum

Ottoman

Husayn Addressing the Umayyad Army at Karbala (painting , recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Hadikatu'l-Su'ada (Garden of the Blessed by Mehmed ibn Suleyman Fuzuli

Ottoman

Untitled (watercolor drawing, loose in album, once glued over an albumen silver print of Lady Mary Filmer (P1982.359.7B) mounted to page with metallic paint decoration with inscription), 1838-1903

Mary Georgiana Caroline Cecil Filmer

Tizhaw kills Bahram (text recto and verso of folio 176, painting recto; text verso of folio 177), Illustrated double folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Forud kills Rivniz (text recto and verso of folio 163, painting recto; text verso of folio 164), Illustrated double folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Battles Suhrab (text recto and verso of folio 104, painting recto; text verso of folio 105), Illustrated double folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Garsivaz Presents to Siyavush a Peace Offer and Royal Gifts from Afrasiyab (painting recto; text verso of folio 120), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Barzu defeats the Iranian Heros Tus and Fariburz, and takes them as Prisoners (painting recto; text verso of folio 242), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled ("3-color-star," right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (blank front endpaper, left page); Untitled (blank, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (note, left page); Untitled (notes [upside down], right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (design and notes, left page); Untitled (budget calculations, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene