Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a Persian religious text, right-hand side of a bifolio
Persian
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a mystical text, right-hand side of a separated bifolio
Persian
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a Persian religious text, left-hand side of a bifolio
Persian
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of a mystical text, left-hand side of a separated bifolio
Persian
Poet Ariwara no Motokata (d. 953), from an illustrated Competition of Poems from Different Periods (Jidai fudō uta-awase), 1198 - 1275
Attributed to Fujiwara Tameie
Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Piran Attacks the Iranians at Night (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Text page with title “Letter of Kay Khusraw to Fariburz” (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Wedding Celebration of Zal and Rudaba (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
The Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Iskandarnama) by Nizami
Persian
Descent from the Cross, 1471 - 1528
Albrecht Dürer
Tail Piece to Volume Three: The Genii of Caricature Bringing in Fresh Supplies, 1756 - 1827
Thomas Rowlandson
Portrait of Cardinal Ricci, 1544 - 1598
Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano
Rustam Fending off the Rock Dropped by Bahman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Story of Bahman Seeking Rustam and Launching a Boulder toward Him (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Text concerning Rustam’s fifth and sixth trials (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Rustam's Seventh Course: He Slays the White Demon (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Text (border, lower left), 1592 - 1635
Jacques Callot
Text (border, lower right), 1592 - 1635
Jacques Callot