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Text folio with interlinear gilding (text with gilding recto; text verso of folio 4), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Text folio with interlinear gilding (text with gilding recto; text verso of folio 4), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Text folio with illuminated, diagonal lines (text recto; text verso of folio 24), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Text folio with illuminated, diagonal lines (text recto; text verso of folio 24), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Text folio (text folio recto; text  with an illuminated heading verso of folio 33), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Text folio (text folio recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 33), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (Text folio recto; text verso of folio 295), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Text folio with an illuminated heading (Text folio recto; text verso of folio 295), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise

Persian

Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of the Muntakhab-i Bustan by Sa`di

Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 2), from a manuscript of the Muntakhab-i Bustan by Sa`di

Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 23), from a manuscript of the Muntakhab-i Bustan by Sa`di

Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 23), from a manuscript of the Muntakhab-i Bustan by Sa`di

Autumn

Autumn, 1750 - 1802

Gilles Antoine Demarteau

Two sets of text frame an illustration lily flowers.

Text with Lily, for "The Ballad of Santa Zita" from "Tuscan Songs", 1837 - 1917

Francesca Alexander

Theuerdank Wounds an Enemy with a Sword

Theuerdank Wounds an Enemy with a Sword, 1480 - 1542

Leonhard Beck

Auvergne Horses

Auvergne Horses, 1791 - 1824

Théodore Géricault

A young woman dressed in classical drapery sits in profile braiding her long brown hair.

Young Girl Braiding her Hair, 1741 - 1807

Angelica Kauffmann

Gudarz Pays Homage to Kay Khusraw and Shows Him the Enemy Corpses (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Gudarz Pays Homage to Kay Khusraw and Shows Him the Enemy Corpses (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama 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

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a Persian religious text, left-hand side of a bifolio

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a Persian religious text, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

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