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Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

The Prophet’s names (a full-page chart recto; a half-page chart and text verso of folio 17), from a manuscript of prayers

The Prophet’s names (a full-page chart recto; a half-page chart and text verso of folio 17), from a manuscript of prayers

Ottoman

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text with bleed-through of previous page, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text with bleed-through of previous page, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (color transfer of text on following pages, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of following page, right page)

Untitled (color transfer of text on following pages, left page); Untitled (bleed-through of following page, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

A Japanese woman in a bent dance pose gracefully thrusts forward a long white peony stem.

Shakkyō Dance, from the series Patterns for Collage Pictures (Oshi-e-gata), 1762 - 1819

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

An open book, with a portrait of a man on the left page and the title page on the right page.

Illustrations for Huit Sonnets by E. Degas, 1834 - 1917

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

A terrified man lies on a bed as creatures below grab at him, and a figure entwined with a snake hovers over him.

"With dreams upon my bed thou scarest me,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A standing figure points to a starry sky and addresses five seated figures

"I am young and ye are very old,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A woman and man seated beneath a tree surrounded by their family and a flock of sheep

"Thus did Job continually,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A man stands facing away from the viewer, arms out at his sides, before a large fire on a stone altar.

"And my servant Job shall pray for you,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A bearded figure on a throne surrounded by angels looks down as a three figures fall headlong into a fiery pit

"Thou hast fulfilled the judgement of the wicked,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

Cover of a book of drawings with title and illustration of a woman in an evening gown

Yvette Guilbert, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Belt Buckle

Belt Buckle

Byzantine

Anvari Entertains in a Summer House (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 109 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Anvari Entertains in a Summer House (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 109 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari, 16th century

Attributed to Basawan

Ladies Witnessing Suggestive Donkeys (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 262 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Ladies Witnessing Suggestive Donkeys (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 262 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Section from a Buddhist Cosmology (Nihon koku narabini Shumi shoten zu) with text copied by Monk Ryūi

Section from a Buddhist Cosmology (Nihon koku narabini Shumi shoten zu) with text copied by Monk Ryūi, active late 14th-early 15th c.

Monk Ryūyū

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Lakshmana and Sita (text, recto; painting, verso); folio from an illustrated manuscript of the Razmnama (Persian translation of the Mahabharata)

Lakshmana and Sita (text, recto; painting, verso); folio from an illustrated manuscript of the Razmnama (Persian translation of the Mahabharata)

Attributed to Fazl

Sa‘di, the Beauty, And the Beast (painting recto; text verso of folio 133), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Sa‘di, the Beauty, And the Beast (painting recto; text verso of folio 133), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Saʿdi in A Hindu Temple (painting recto; text verso of folio 144), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Saʿdi in A Hindu Temple (painting recto; text verso of folio 144), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

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