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Half-Blood Horse

Half-Blood Horse, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Nizami

Persian

Illustrated Manuscript of the Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di

Illustrated Manuscript of the Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di

Persian

Krishna encounters Kotara, the mother of the thousand-armed demon Bana (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna encounters Kotara, the mother of the thousand-armed demon Bana (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

The Mean Teacher Who Beat Children at School (text recto; painting verso of folio 64), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

The Mean Teacher Who Beat Children at School (text recto; painting verso of folio 64), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

The Man Who Disrespected Hajjaj b. Yusuf (painting recto; text verso of folio 64), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

The Man Who Disrespected Hajjaj b. Yusuf (painting recto; text verso of folio 64), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Untitled (text, bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (profile portait of female figure (Elizabeth Goldring), right page)

Untitled (text, bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (profile portait of female figure (Elizabeth Goldring), right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Majnun as a Sheep Looking at Layla (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Mantiq al-Tayr (Conference of the Birds) by Farid al-Din Attar (d. 1221)

Majnun as a Sheep Looking at Layla (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Mantiq al-Tayr (Conference of the Birds) by Farid al-Din Attar (d. 1221)

Ottoman

Musa's Rod(?) Swallowing the Magician's Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 83 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Musa's Rod(?) Swallowing the Magician's Eyes (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 83 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Winged Quadruped with Duck Bill (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 36 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Winged Quadruped with Duck Bill (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 36 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

Text (recto), Young Prince Accepts a Polo Ball from the Dervish (painting, verso), illustrated folio (28) from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

Text (recto), Young Prince Accepts a Polo Ball from the Dervish (painting, verso), illustrated folio (28) from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi, flourished 1514-43

Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni

Hexagonal Tile with Birds amid Palmette Blossoms and Serrated Leaves

Hexagonal Tile with Birds amid Palmette Blossoms and Serrated Leaves

Ottoman

A King Performing a Ritual (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series

A King Performing a Ritual (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series

Indian

The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) with Illustrated Frontispiece

The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) with Illustrated Frontispiece

Chinese

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

Battle Between Ghatotkacha and Karna, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Mahabharata

Battle Between Ghatotkacha and Karna, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Mahabharata

Indian

Death of the Virgin

Death of the Virgin, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Ralph Venning

Ralph Venning, 1607 - 1677

Wenceslaus Hollar

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Christ on the Mount of Olives, 1549 - c. 1620

Johannes Wierix

Aeneas and Diomedes

Aeneas and Diomedes, 1607 - 1677

Wenceslaus Hollar

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