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Pine – The Universe in a Nutshell, from the Whispers of Trees series

Pine – The Universe in a Nutshell, from the Whispers of Trees series, born 1975

Chu Chu 儲楚

Magnolia – The Universe in a Nutshell, from the Whispers of Trees series

Magnolia – The Universe in a Nutshell, from the Whispers of Trees series, born 1975

Chu Chu 儲楚

Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings

Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings

Indian

View of the Campus Martius

View of the Campus Martius, 1720 - 1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Epilogue to the Shahnama (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Epilogue to the Shahnama (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

A woodcut print of an endless, many-looped knot. Text is written along the inside of the image, with additional text above, to the left, and to the right of the image.

Lottery Ticket: The Endless Knot

Unidentified Artist

Illuminated title page: opening verses of the Shahnama, folio from a manuscript of the Shanama by Firdawsi

Illuminated title page: opening verses of the Shahnama, folio from a manuscript of the Shanama by Firdawsi

Persian

A long, thin rectangle shaped relief sculpture made of red sandstone. The top, middle, and bottom feature scenes of groups of three people. There are smaller sections in between that show small elephants, monkeys, and other animals.

Architectural Relief with Figures and Animals

Indian

Title: The Qualities of Mecca (recto), Text (verso), folio 67 of a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Title: The Qualities of Mecca (recto), Text (verso), folio 67 of a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Text (recto), Invocation/Prayers (verso), folio 104 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Text (recto), Invocation/Prayers (verso), folio 104 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Introduction to the Shahnama (illuminated text, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Introduction to the Shahnama (illuminated text, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Heavenly and Earthly Drunkenness (text, verso; text recto), folio from a manuscript of Divan of Hafiz

Heavenly and Earthly Drunkenness (text, verso; text recto), folio from a manuscript of Divan of Hafiz, 16th century

Sultan Muhammad

Text (recto), Four Mosques (verso), folio 41 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Text (recto), Four Mosques (verso), folio 41 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Jabal Ahad (recto), Text (verso), folio 42 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Jabal Ahad (recto), Text (verso), folio 42 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

Ottoman

Red Mullets

Red Mullets, 1840 - 1926

Claude Monet

Bahram Chubina Slays Kut of Rum (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Bahram Chubina Slays Kut of Rum (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Allegory on the Art of Drawing with the Emblem of the Artist

Allegory on the Art of Drawing with the Emblem of the Artist, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

A page of a book with text in French and an illustration of a woman raising a glass to her mouth

Yvette Guilbert, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(a little) more careful

(a little) more careful, 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

Return from the Hunt

Return from the Hunt, 1620 - 1683

Nicolaes Berchem the Elder

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