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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)

Ottoman

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)

Ottoman

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

King Zahhak and Kava the Blacksmith (painting, verso); Faridun asks his Mother about Himself (text, recto), folio from an illustrated manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

King Zahhak and Kava the Blacksmith (painting, verso); Faridun asks his Mother about Himself (text, recto), folio from an illustrated manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Incident in a Mosque (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 77r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, left-hand side of a double page.

Incident in a Mosque (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 77r from a Divan (collected works) of Hafiz, left-hand side of a double page., active 1st half of 16th century

Signed by Shaykh Zada

Rustam Dragging the Khaqan of Chin from his Saddle (painting, verso), Rustam Battles Kamus (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Rustam Dragging the Khaqan of Chin from his Saddle (painting, verso), Rustam Battles Kamus (text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Mu’in Musavvir

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)

Infatuation, Round Text & Small Hand, The Three Tuns, Just Room for Three Insides Sir, A Spare Rib, The Better Half

Infatuation, Round Text & Small Hand, The Three Tuns, Just Room for Three Insides Sir, A Spare Rib, The Better Half, 1792 - 1878

George Cruikshank

Fitna carries a calf on her shoulder up a sixty-step tower (text verso; painting recto of folio 200), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Fitna carries a calf on her shoulder up a sixty-step tower (text verso; painting recto of folio 200), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Bahram Gur meeting a shepherd who hung his dog on a tree (text recto; painting verso of folio 238), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Bahram Gur meeting a shepherd who hung his dog on a tree (text recto; painting verso of folio 238), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Untitled (bleed-through and color transfer from previous pages, left page); Untitled (text and color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through and color transfer from previous pages, left page); Untitled (text and color transfer, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

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