Meet the people behind IDEA Books, finders of the finest cult books ever made
2015
Going Down Swinging, the publication visually representing literature
2016
“Artist self-publishers subvert and ignore the publishing rulebook” say ASP curators
2016
Why does Kinfolk magazine seem to split opinion so much?
2015
Joseph Ford plays with perspective in latest editorial for Avaunt
2016
Tra Giang Nguyen (AKA Gydient) grabs attention through kinetic typography and energetic design
2021
Riposte’s new collection of literary journals is the magazine’s “wiser, cooler older sibling”
2024
Atelier Bingo’s new storybook features "pure, expressive images" inspired by nature
2018
Der Greif dives into the archives to celebrate ten years and ten issues of the magazine
2017
Well-designed govt research book from Florian Mewes and Alfons Hooikaas
2015
Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations
2014
Designer and collector Ashley Kinnard on the unpolished power of printed matter
2024
BBC’s David Bailey’s must watch talk for font fanatics from Nicer Tuesdays
2017
Double-Sided Gospel Leaf
1300
"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)
1790
"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
1575
"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)
1571
"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
1575
"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1572
"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)
1565
"King Sal Visits Kala Yavana", Folio from a Harivamsa (Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)
1565
"Balarama and Krishna Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
Elaborately illustrated map of the Awadh Subah of the Mughal Empire, commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770
1770
Contrução antiga no centro de Campinas - atual Magazine Luiza
Art Deco Book (438225624)
Art Deco Book (438224536)
Art Deco Book (438223073)
Art Deco Book (438226014)
Basel - Magazine zum Globus (27019768193)
Advertisement in guide book of Formosan restaurants 1942
1942
Basel - Magazine zum Globus (27018631884)
"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
1505
Rail Tracks map Kintetsu Ujiyamada Station
RMS Queen Mary Dining Room Map edit
RMS Queen Mary Dining Room Map
RMS Queen Mary Dining Room Map edit1
location d'appartement
1916
Heureusement j'ai mon fétiche !
1917
Il y a un boche à coté
1916
Sample Book, Patria Papiers de Fantaisie, 1920
1920
Sample Book, Patria Papiers de Fantaisie, 1920
1920
Le bonheur du jour; ou, Les graces a la mode
1924
Highly romanticized illustration of a woman smoking opium, by George Barbier. From the French magazine “Fantasio,” 1915 - Collectors Weekly
1915
Sample Book, Patria Papiers de Fantaisie, 1920
1920
Seattle Traffic Engineering Division annual report cover, 1945
1945
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1917
Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript
1000
Book Illustration, Le nouveau jardin (The new garden), Pavillon et Tonnelle (pavilion and pergola), 1912
1912
1936 Queen Mary cover Canada to Malvern
1936
Harpers Bazar - cover - February 1921 - Erté (cropped)
1922
Detail, Harpers Bazar - cover - February 1921 - Erté (cropped)
1922
Harpers Bazar - cover - February 1921 - Erté
1922
Erté Harpers Bazar cover Feb 1922
1922
Manhole cover - Napier, NZ - DSC05207
Art Deco manhole cover, Napier, September 2026
"Roger" or "Pheasants and Cabochons" Box with Cover
1926
Jeanne d'Arc book cover Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel
1896
Manhole cover - Napier, NZ - DSC05197
"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
Portrait of a Dervish
1500
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
850
Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)
994
The American Fleet Defeating Rais Hamdu off Cape Gata
1800
Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book
1625
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1275
A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an
1700
Title Page of the Gospel of John
1275
Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem)
1311
Armenian Manuscript Bifolium
1400
Manuscript Leaf with text in Bolorgir
1400
Four Gospels in Armenian
1434
"Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album
1700
Leaf from a Gospel Book with Four Standing Evangelists
1290
Illustrated Manuscript: ‘Costumi Turchi e Grechi fatti in Constantinopoli 1790’
1765
Compendium of Four Treatises
1575
Hilya (Votive Tablet)
1700
Hilya (Votive Tablet)
1701
Futuh al-Haramain (Description of the Holy Cities)
1525
"Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion", Folio from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1495
Calendar-Almanac in Scroll Form
1809
"Yusuf Freed from the Well," Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
Armenian Gospel with Silver Cover
1200
Hizb (Litany) of An-Nawawi
1738
Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews
1101
"Calligraphic Composition in Shape of Peacock," Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
"Ottoman Army Entering a City", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi
1575
Album of Calligraphies Including Poetry and Prophetic Traditions (Hadith)
1475
'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon Amid Foliage
1515
A Youth in a Hammam Smoking a Pipe
1701
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
1530
"Prophet Muhammad Preaching", Folio from a Maqtal-i Al-i Rasul of Lami'i Chelebi
1575
Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I (r. 1617–18; 1622–23)
1675
Portrait of Sultan Ahmet I (r. 1603–17)
1600
Lion Attacking an Antelope
1550