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The Constellation Cassiopeia (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Arabic manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib of al-Sufi

The Constellation Cassiopeia (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Arabic manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib of al-Sufi

Persian

Untitled (text, two-page spread)

Untitled (text, two-page spread), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Khusraw Parviz Murdered in his Sleep (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Khusraw Parviz Murdered in his Sleep (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Poet Ariwara no Motokata (d. 953), from an illustrated Competition of Poems from Different Periods (Jidai fudō uta-awase)

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

Woman Cutting Her Mistress's Nails

Woman Cutting Her Mistress's Nails, 1606 - 1669

Follower of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

A limestone relief depicting the profile of a man with one leg up. He carries a small, four legged animal in his arms. He wears a shirt that goes down to his knees.

Relief Fragment: Attendant with Lamb

Achaemenid

A limestone relief depicting the profile of a man with a short, curled beard. He looks to the right and wears a headpiece that is made of many small rectangles pointing up.

Relief Fragment: Head of an Archer of the Royal Guard

Achaemenid

Hand lettered text surrounded by flying angels

Title Page, 1757 - 1827

William Blake

Text with an illustration of a man leading a bear on a chain

The Old Tales (Les Vieilles Histoires), Cover-Frontispiece, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

White bowl with rings of orange and black text

Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

Persian

John the Baptist

John the Baptist, 1577 - 1658

Christoffel van Sichem II

Manuela S-t-i-t-c-h-e-d Text

Manuela S-t-i-t-c-h-e-d Text, born 1965

Christina Fernandez

Text folio with illuminated headings (illuminated headings recto; text verso of folio 50), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with illuminated headings (illuminated headings recto; text verso of folio 50), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; illuminated heading verso of folio 58), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; illuminated heading verso of folio 58), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 59), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 59), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 122), from a manuscript of Prayers

Text folio with an illuminated heading (illuminated heading recto; text verso of folio 122), from a manuscript of Prayers

Persian

Angel Sounding the Trumpet on the Day of the Last Judgement (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of a Turkish text

Angel Sounding the Trumpet on the Day of the Last Judgement (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of a Turkish text

Ottoman

The End of the Battle (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 50) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

The End of the Battle (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 50) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Majnun in the Desert (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 108) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Majnun in the Desert (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 108) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Episodes from the Story of Siyavush (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Episodes from the Story of Siyavush (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

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