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A short prayer on the flyleaf (prayer recto; blank verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

A short prayer on the flyleaf (prayer recto; blank verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Persian

Illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 2) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 2) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Persian

Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Persian

A rectangular piece of roughly finished leather folded, with metal bolts.

Spatial Poem No. 3: A Fluxcalender [sic], born 1938

Mieko (Chieko) Shiomi

A young winged female figure stands next to an animal-like figure with bright white eyes on the lower left.

Poèmes Barbares, 1848 - 1903

Paul Gauguin

The Prisoners Bathing, illustration for Dostoyevsky's "The Convicts' Bath," in "Kunst und Künstler" (1913); verso: Issai Fomitsch with Full Voice Singing

The Prisoners Bathing, illustration for Dostoyevsky's "The Convicts' Bath," in "Kunst und Künstler" (1913); verso: Issai Fomitsch with Full Voice Singing, 1884 - 1950

Max Beckmann

Two Saints - Nikita and Elizabeth

Two Saints - Nikita and Elizabeth

Unidentified Artist

A print portrays several mountain-side tombs, with figures walking along the mountain trail.

The Tombs of the Jews, 1730 - 1805

Johann Rudolph Holzhalb

Stylus

Stylus

Roman

Two Men Engaged in Conversation

Two Men Engaged in Conversation, 1577 - 1658

Christoffel van Sichem II

the tight rope

the tight rope, 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

love at the end

love at the end, 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

Title page

Title page, 1564 - 1637

Crispijn de Passe I

Waste Bowl

Waste Bowl, founded 1710

Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Illustrated Buddhist Text (in Khmer script): Scene of the Buddha Under Attack by the Forces of Mara

Illustrated Buddhist Text (in Khmer script): Scene of the Buddha Under Attack by the Forces of Mara

Thai

Illustrated Buddhist Text (in Khmer script): Scene of the Daughters of Mara Attempting to Distract the Buddha

Illustrated Buddhist Text (in Khmer script): Scene of the Daughters of Mara Attempting to Distract the Buddha

Thai

Six Sheets of Paper (some double-sided) inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms

Six Sheets of Paper (some double-sided) inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms

Japanese

Asavari Ragini (painting, recto; text, verso), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Asavari Ragini (painting, recto; text, verso), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Indian

Folio 172 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 172 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Attributed to Mahesh

Todi Ragini (painting, recto; text, verso), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Todi Ragini (painting, recto; text, verso), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Indian

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