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A figure with scaly skin holding a jar from which flames are shooting out, stands atop a prone bearded man

"And smote Job with sore boils,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

Apocalypse

Apocalypse, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Fragment of Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Letter

Fragment of Cuneiform Tablet: Old Assyrian Letter

Assyrian

Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

Ottoman

Manuscript of prayers

Manuscript of prayers

Persian

Manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi (Forty Hadith) by Baha’ al-Din Muhammad al-Amuli (Shaykh Baha’i)

Manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi (Forty Hadith) by Baha’ al-Din Muhammad al-Amuli (Shaykh Baha’i)

Persian

The right half of the illuminated frontispiece (illuminated sarlawh verso, blank recto of folio 3), from a manuscript of prayers

The right half of the illuminated frontispiece (illuminated sarlawh verso, blank recto of folio 3), from a manuscript of prayers

Persian

First flyleaf (blank recto; blank verso of folio 1), folio from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

First flyleaf (blank recto; blank verso of folio 1), folio from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Persian

Folio containing the colophon in naskh script (colophon recto; text verso of folio 292), from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Folio containing the colophon in naskh script (colophon recto; text verso of folio 292), from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Persian

Folio with rulings; quatrain in a later hand  (blank recto; text verso of folio 293), from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Folio with rulings; quatrain in a later hand (blank recto; text verso of folio 293), from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Persian

Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

Persian

Bankers Receive News from a Dak Runner

Bankers Receive News from a Dak Runner

Indian

Kamsa Sending Akrura to Fetch Krishna to Mathura (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Kamsa Sending Akrura to Fetch Krishna to Mathura (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

The Captain Throws the Slave into the Sea (painting recto; text verso of folio 41), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

The Captain Throws the Slave into the Sea (painting recto; text verso of folio 41), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

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

The Prophet Muhammad Converts Abu Bakr (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's  Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

The Prophet Muhammad Converts Abu Bakr (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

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