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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

Verbascum Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Verbascum Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Arab

Krishna and Radha Converse while Gopis Swim (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series

Krishna and Radha Converse while Gopis Swim (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series

Indian

A Woman Tests Her Suitor's Loyalty (recto); Text (verso), folio from a manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

A Woman Tests Her Suitor's Loyalty (recto); Text (verso), folio from a manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

Abdallah

Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Rescue of Sa`d Vaqqas and Dalafruz (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama of Muhammad ibn Husam

Rescue of Sa`d Vaqqas and Dalafruz (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama of Muhammad ibn Husam

Persian

The Death of Layla (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (88) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Death of Layla (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (88) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Majnun with the Animals (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (63) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Majnun with the Animals (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (63) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Sandalwood Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio 203 from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Sandalwood Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio 203 from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Red Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (165) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Red Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (165) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

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

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

The Black Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (129) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Black Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (129) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Procession (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (210) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Procession (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (210) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

Procession (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (211) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Procession (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (211) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

The left half of the double-page illuminated frontispiece (illumination recto; text verso of folio 3), frontispiece from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

The left half of the double-page illuminated frontispiece (illumination recto; text verso of folio 3), frontispiece from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Shirin goes to Mount Bistun and meets Farhad (text recto; painting verso of folio 77), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizam

Shirin goes to Mount Bistun and meets Farhad (text recto; painting verso of folio 77), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizam

Persian

Khusraw, Shirin, Shapur and the girls telling stories (text recto; painting verso of folio 165), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Khusraw, Shirin, Shapur and the girls telling stories (text recto; painting verso of folio 165), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Bahram Gur gains Ardashir’s quest of the crown (text recto; painting verso of folio 196), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Bahram Gur gains Ardashir’s quest of the crown (text recto; painting verso of folio 196), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

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