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Text folio with colophon (text recto; later note verso of folio 70), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Text folio with colophon (text recto; later note verso of folio 70), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Majnun Begging Before Layla's House (painting with text, recto; text, verso of folio 14) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Majnun Begging Before Layla's House (painting with text, recto; text, verso of folio 14) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Ottoman

Text (recto), Text (verso), folio 25 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Text (recto), Text (verso), folio 25 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Ottoman

A horizontal view of a humble thatched roof cottage, rolling hills and billowing clouds surround three men in the center.

Landscape with Peasants and a Washerwoman, 1610 - 1690

David Teniers II

Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Persian

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

Persian

The Caliph Harun al-Rashid in the Bath (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhzan al-Asrar) by Nizami

The Caliph Harun al-Rashid in the Bath (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhzan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Persian

A printed invitation with a decorative frame featuring cherubs, flowers, and musical instruments surrounding the text.

Invitation to a Ball, 1715 - 1790

Charles-Nicolas Cochin le jeune

Stamp with a Two-Line Inscription

Stamp with a Two-Line Inscription

Roman

Oil painting of people and buildings in front of grassy hill

Ajaccio, Corsica, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

An etched off-white paper depicted with a European port scene. Small groups of men are along the bottom with tall, white buildings behind them on the left. The right side shows tall ships. There is script writing along the bottom edge.

The Old Port of Messina, 1707 - 1783

Jacques Philippe Le Bas

m is for magick

m is for magick, 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

Untitled

Untitled, born 1948

Julião Sarmento

Old Man with Two Skeletons; verso: Untitled [Head]

Old Man with Two Skeletons; verso: Untitled [Head], 1858 - 1925

Lovis Corinth

Persian verses in calligraphic composition, illuminated folio from an album

Persian verses in calligraphic composition, illuminated folio from an album

Persian

Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript in the Pali and Thai Languages Written in Khom Yo and Thai Script, with Illustrations of the Ten Jatakas

Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript in the Pali and Thai Languages Written in Khom Yo and Thai Script, with Illustrations of the Ten Jatakas

Thai

Silk Bag

Silk Bag

Japanese

Sketch of figures lying on the ground surrounded by snakes

The Brazen Serpent, 1499 - 1592

Michiel Coxcie

A page of a book with text in French and an illustration of a woman bowing on a stage

Yvette Guilbert, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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