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Andromeda, 1703 - 1770

François Boucher

Firing up the Poet's Kettle (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 247 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Firing up the Poet's Kettle (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 247 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Ascribed to Nanha

The Fox's Fear (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 314 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

The Fox's Fear (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 314 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Attributed to Miskin

Shapur Discovers Mihrak's Daughter at the Well (painting, verso; text, recto), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama

Shapur Discovers Mihrak's Daughter at the Well (painting, verso; text, recto), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama

Persian

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript with Ghazals of Sa'di in margins, right-hand side of a separated biofolio

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript with Ghazals of Sa'di in margins, right-hand side of a separated biofolio

Persian

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript with Ghazals of Sa'di in margins, left-hand side of a separated bifolio

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript with Ghazals of Sa'di in margins, left-hand side of a separated bifolio

Persian

Faridun Attacking Zahhak (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a Turkish translation of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Faridun Attacking Zahhak (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a Turkish translation of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Ottoman

Illuminated text (recto); Calligraphic Composition (verso), folio from an album of calligraphy, left-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated text (recto); Calligraphic Composition (verso), folio from an album of calligraphy, left-hand side of a bifolio, fl. 1453-1519

Sultan Ali Mashhadi

Illuminated Text, Folio from a Zakhirah-i Khvarzmshahi of Isma'il ibn Hasan Jurjani

Illuminated Text, Folio from a Zakhirah-i Khvarzmshahi of Isma'il ibn Hasan Jurjani

Indian

Illuminated text (verso); Owner's Seal (recto), folio from an album of calligraphy, right-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated text (verso); Owner's Seal (recto), folio from an album of calligraphy, right-hand side of a bifolio, fl. 1453-1519

Sultan Ali Mashhadi

Struchnos Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), from a De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Struchnos Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), from a De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Arab

Krishna Approaches the Cowherds at Their Forest Encampment (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Approaches the Cowherds at Their Forest Encampment (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

The Temptation of Shakyamuni (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

The Temptation of Shakyamuni (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

Nepalese

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami

Persian

Text Sheet, from the portfolio "Figurines. The Three-Dimensional Design of the Electro-Mechanical Spectacle: Victory Over the Sun"

Text Sheet, from the portfolio "Figurines. The Three-Dimensional Design of the Electro-Mechanical Spectacle: Victory Over the Sun", 1890 - 1941

El Lissitzky

Text (recto and verso), folio 20 from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Text (recto and verso), folio 20 from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

Text (recto and verso), folio 53 from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Text (recto and verso), folio 53 from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

Entertainments (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Entertainments (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani

Persian

Text (recto and verso), folio 54 from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Text (recto and verso), folio 54 from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

Ecstatic Dance of Dervishes (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio (149) from a manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz

Ecstatic Dance of Dervishes (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio (149) from a manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz

Persian

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