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Potosi (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 75 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Potosi (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 75 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

Jaguar (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 85 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Jaguar (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 85 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

Woman gazing at her reflection (Painting, recto; Text, verso of folio 23), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi

Woman gazing at her reflection (Painting, recto; Text, verso of folio 23), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi

Ottoman

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 8, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 8, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg, died 1545

Author: Yahya Beg

Painting, recto; Text, verso of folio 42, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg

Painting, recto; Text, verso of folio 42, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg, died 1545

Author: Yahya Beg

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 52, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 52, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg, died 1545

Author: Yahya Beg

Bahram Gur Hunting with a Beautiful Woman (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (119) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Bahram Gur Hunting with a Beautiful Woman (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (119) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 57, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 57, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg, died 1545

Author: Yahya Beg

Wildcat (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 22 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Wildcat (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 22 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

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Tapir (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 23 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Tapir (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 23 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

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Cactus (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 48 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Cactus (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 48 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

Painting ,verso; Text, recto of folio 45, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg

Painting ,verso; Text, recto of folio 45, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg, died 1545

Author: Yahya Beg

Painting, recto; Text , verso of folio 54, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg

Painting, recto; Text , verso of folio 54, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Manuscript of the Kitab-i-Shah u Geda (The Shah and the Beggar) by Yahya Beg, died 1545

Author: Yahya Beg

Bird (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 12 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Bird (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 12 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

The King and His Young Son (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (11) from a Manuscript of Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

The King and His Young Son (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (11) from a Manuscript of Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi, flourished 1514-43

Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni

Layla visiting Majnun in the Desert (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami (d. 1492)

Layla visiting Majnun in the Desert (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami (d. 1492)

Landscape Illustrations and Fragmentary Text from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Landscape Illustrations and Fragmentary Text from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Chinese

Timur Celebrates His Conquest of Delhi (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi

Timur Celebrates His Conquest of Delhi (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi

Persian

The Murder of Iraj by his Brother Tur and Salm (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, left-hand side of a bifolio

The Murder of Iraj by his Brother Tur and Salm (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Camel Driver at Rest (painting, verso; text, recto), from the Dum'at al-Båki of Ibn Fadlallåh al-'Umari; poetic verses

Camel Driver at Rest (painting, verso; text, recto), from the Dum'at al-Båki of Ibn Fadlallåh al-'Umari; poetic verses

Syrian

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