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1300Double-Sided Gospel Leaf
1300
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1800Qur'an
1800
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1875Prayer Book
1875
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1790Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)
1790
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1565"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
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1565"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
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1575"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
1575
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1571"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)
1571
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1575"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
1575
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1565"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)
1565
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1565"King Sal Visits Kala Yavana", Folio from a Harivamsa (Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
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1600Bookbinding
1600
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1572"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1572
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1565"Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)
1565
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1565"Balarama and Krishna Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
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1505"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
1505
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1000Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript
1000
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700Papyrus Fragment
700
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700Papyrus Fragment
700
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700Papyrus Fragment
700
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1000Papyrus Fragment
1000
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700Papyrus Fragment
700
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700Papyrus Fragment
700
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700Papyrus Fragment
700
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1522Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
1522
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1500Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)
1500
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1375Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
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1500"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
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1498"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
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1500Portrait of a Dervish
1500
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1375Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
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1375Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
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1350Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
1350
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1500"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
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1500Group of Dervishes
1500
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1498"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
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1498Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
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1498"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
1498
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1500"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
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1525Garden Scene
1525
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1500Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)
1500
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1500Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i
1500
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1375Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1375
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1375Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'
1375
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1495"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
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1475"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
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1400Decorative Drawing
1400
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1400"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
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1524"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1400"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
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1405Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1400"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
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1554Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
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1495"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1485"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
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1460Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
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1485"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
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1406Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
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1524"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1400"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
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1485"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
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1524"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1455"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
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1406"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
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1431Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
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1513Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
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1486Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1486"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
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1606Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1524"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1405"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1524Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1405"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
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1475Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
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1405"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
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1524"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1524"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1495"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
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1524"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1400"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
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1460"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
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1400"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
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1524"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1499Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
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1500"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
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1540Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
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1400"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
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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
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1499Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
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1575A Stallion
1575
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1474Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
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1462"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
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1400"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
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1524"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
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1485Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
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1405"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
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994Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)
994
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850Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
850
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1625Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book
1625
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1800The American Fleet Defeating Rais Hamdu off Cape Gata
1800
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1275Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1275
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1700A Manuscript of Five Sections of a Qur'an
1700
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1275Title Page of the Gospel of John
1275
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1400Armenian Manuscript Bifolium
1400
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1311Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem)
1311
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1400Manuscript Leaf with text in Bolorgir
1400
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1434Four Gospels in Armenian
1434
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1859Fragment of a Qur'an
1859
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1847Dala'il Al-Khayrat
1847
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1700Hilya (Votive Tablet)
1700
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1575Compendium of Four Treatises
1575
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1851Qur'an Manuscript
1851
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1701Hilya (Votive Tablet)
1701
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1700"Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album
1700
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1765Illustrated Manuscript: ‘Costumi Turchi e Grechi fatti in Constantinopoli 1790’
1765
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1290Leaf from a Gospel Book with Four Standing Evangelists
1290
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1738Hizb (Litany) of An-Nawawi
1738
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1809Calendar-Almanac in Scroll Form
1809
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1765Prayer Book
1765
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1498Khusrau and Shirin
1498
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1525Futuh al-Haramain (Description of the Holy Cities)
1525
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1101Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews
1101
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1495"Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion", Folio from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1495
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1664Page of Calligraphy
1664
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1766Calligraphic Galleon
1766
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1575"Yusuf Freed from the Well," Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
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1575Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
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1575"Calligraphic Composition in Shape of Peacock," Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
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1575Folio from the Bellini Album
1575
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1200Armenian Gospel with Silver Cover
1200
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1575"Ottoman Army Entering a City", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi
1575
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1701A Youth in a Hammam Smoking a Pipe
1701
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1515'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon Amid Foliage
1515
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1475Album of Calligraphies Including Poetry and Prophetic Traditions (Hadith)
1475
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1530Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
1530
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1600Bookbinding
1600
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1575"Prophet Muhammad Preaching", Folio from a Maqtal-i Al-i Rasul of Lami'i Chelebi
1575
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1600Genealogical Scroll
1600
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1400Qur'an Manuscript
1400
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1675Portrait of Sultan Mustafa I (r. 1617–18; 1622–23)
1675
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1500Page of Calligraphy
1500
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1600Bookbinding
1600
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1500Dragon in a Landscape
1500
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1550Lion Attacking an Antelope
1550
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1600Dragon in Rocky Landscapes
1600
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1575Aquatic Scene with Three Men in a Gondola
1575
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1525Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves
1525
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1575"Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan", Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed)
1575
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1300Bifolium from a Qur'an
1300
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1500Architectural Scene
1500
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1600Portrait of Sultan Ahmet I (r. 1603–17)
1600
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1570"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)
1570
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1500Chilins (Chinese Chimerical Creatures) Fighting with a Dragon
1500
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1500Bookbinding
1500
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1530Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
1530
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1600Seated Angel
1600
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1314"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
1314
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1314"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
1314
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1314"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
1314
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1314"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
1314
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1314"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
1314
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1314"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
1314
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875Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
875
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1300Bookbinding
1300
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775Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
775
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1300Bookbinding
1300
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875Qur'an Manuscript
875
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1300Bookbinding
1300
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1200Section of a Qur'an
1200
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1300Seated Figure with Crossed Legs Holding a Carafe
1300
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875Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
875
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1300Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam
1300
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1300Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
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1475Treatise of Jurisprudence
1475
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1400Flap of Bookbinding
1400
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1300Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
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1300Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
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750Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
750
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1300Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
1300
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1400Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript
1400
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1175Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib
1175
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1223"Physician Preparing an Elixir", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
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1282Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1282
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1192Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
1192
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1307Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1307
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1275"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
1275
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1223"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
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1223"Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
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1525"The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi
1525
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1281Opening Folio of the 26th Volume of the "Anonymous Baghdad Qur'an"
1281
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1250Section from a Qur'an
1250
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1200Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1200
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1345Qur'anic Compilation Page
1345
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1200Folio from the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1200
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1505"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
1505
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1500Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1500
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1525Qur'an Juz'
1525
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1500"Siyavush Plays Polo before Afrasiyab", Folio 180v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
1500
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1575Two Youths Romping
1575
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1525Qur'an Juz' (Unbound)
1525
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1625Illustrated Folio from a Shahnama
1625
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1500"Kai Kavus Upbraids Siyavush in a Letter", Folio 174r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
1500
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1736"Portrait of a Persian Lady", Folio from the Davis Album
1736
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875Two Folios from a Qur'an
875
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1673"Portrait of the Russian Ambassador, Prince Andrey Priklonskiy", Folio from the Davis Album
1673
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1155Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
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1498"Zahhak is Told His Fate", Folio 29v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
1498
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1389Double Title Page from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)
1389
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1155Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
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1575Woman Applying Henna
1575
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1575Portrait of a Man
1575
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1275"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1275
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1475Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
1475
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1629The Lovers
1629
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1625Youth and Dervish
1625
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1000Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated "New Style" Script
1000
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1550Double Page in Nasta'liq Script from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
1550
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1426Qur'an of Ibrahim Sultan
1426
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1625The Old man and the Youth
1625
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1500"Yusuf is Purchased by Zulaykha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha
1500
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1375"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)
1375
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1340"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
1340
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1600"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Gulistan of Sa'di
1600