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Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)

"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

"Balarama and Krishna Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"King Sal Visits Kala Yavana", Folio from a Harivamsa (Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)

"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Bookbinding

"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Hizb (Litany) of An-Nawawi

"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

"Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari

"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Bookbinding

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Bookbinding

Section of a Qur'an

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Seated Figure with Crossed Legs Holding a Carafe

Bookbinding

Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Treatise of Jurisprudence

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Flap of Bookbinding

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Joshua J Sneade’s work captures the changing times for Morocco’s nomadic tribes

Shot over six years, Ilyes Griyeb’s new book reveals an alternative look into everyday life in rural Morocco

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)

"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

"Balarama and Krishna Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"King Sal Visits Kala Yavana", Folio from a Harivamsa (Legend of Hari (Krishna))

"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)

"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Bookbinding

"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)

A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Hizb (Litany) of An-Nawawi

"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

"Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari

"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Bookbinding

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Bookbinding

Section of a Qur'an

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Seated Figure with Crossed Legs Holding a Carafe

Bookbinding

Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Treatise of Jurisprudence

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Flap of Bookbinding

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript