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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

Text folio with an illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; text verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Text folio with an illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; text verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of the Tarjuma-yi Qutub Shahi by Shaykh Baha’i

Persian

Untitled (flowers and text on top of bleed-through from previous page, left page); Untitled (blacked out text and hibiscus, right page)

Untitled (flowers and text on top of bleed-through from previous page, left page); Untitled (blacked out text and hibiscus, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

A group of falling figures is in distress among flames and crumbling stone columns as a bat-winged figure looks on from above.

"Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

The End of the Day

The End of the Day, 1780-1850

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Illustrated Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Illustrated Manuscript of Dala'il al-Khayrat

Ottoman

Total Theater for Erwin Piscator, Berlin, 1927: Plan with film projection system

Total Theater for Erwin Piscator, Berlin, 1927: Plan with film projection system, 1883 - 1969

Walter Gropius

Manuscript of the Qur‘an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Qur‘an, with lacquer binding

Persian

William Eden, First Baron Auckland (1744-1814)

William Eden, First Baron Auckland (1744-1814), founded 1759

Wedgwood

The Betrayal of Christ

The Betrayal of Christ, 1577 - 1658

Christoffel van Sichem II

A large bouquet of white, blue and yellow flowers in a blue and white vase

Spring Bouquet, 1841 - 1919

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The Sleeping Fishmonger

The Sleeping Fishmonger, 1791 - 1824

Théodore Géricault

Untitled (page of photocopied letter, left page); Untitled (drawing of rooster over photograph, right page)

Untitled (page of photocopied letter, left page); Untitled (drawing of rooster over photograph, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

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

Still life of three pairs of worn black shoes sitting diagonally in a row on a white cloth.

Three Pairs of Shoes, 1853 - 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Fly leaf with dedication note and text (dedication note recto, text verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise

Fly leaf with dedication note and text (dedication note recto, text verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise

Persian

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