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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
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2016Toronto-based Sam Island’s topical and humorous editorial illustrations
2016
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1Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)
1
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1790Iskandarnama (Book of Alexander)
1790
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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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250Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)
250
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-3000Seal with an Ox
-3000
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50Two Rondels with Heads
50
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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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-150Intaglio Ring with Two Figures
-150
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1Hinged Armlet
1
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300Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure
300
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1565"King Sal Visits Kala Yavana", Folio from a Harivamsa (Legend of Hari (Krishna))
1565
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1800Textile Fragment
1800
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-50Jewelry Mold With Two Figures
-50
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1625Carpet Fragment
1625
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150Coin of Huvishka
150
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1625Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
1625
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150Coin of Huvishka
150
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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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1Lid with Seated Male Figure
1
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1625Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet
1625
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1565"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur)
1565
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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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1Gaming Die
1
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1575"Akbar Hunting", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
1575
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1625Carpet
1625
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120Coin of Kanishka
120
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50Reliquary
50
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1600Bookbinding
1600
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700Buddhist Halo
700
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185Coin of Vasudeva
185
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1850Tunic
1850
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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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1605Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1605
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1625Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1625
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1625Fragments of a Carpet
1625
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450Incense Burner in Three Parts
450
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1575"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)
1575
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1575Writing Box
1575
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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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Art Deco Book (438223073)
Publication
Art Deco Book (438224536)
Publication
Art Deco Book (438226014)
Publication
Art Deco Book (438225624)
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Object
Cour d'Appel Montréal (86272275)
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19361936 Queen Mary cover Canada to Malvern
1936
Object
Apollo Movie Projector, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Object
1875Rebab
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
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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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1978Shirt
1978
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1713Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2018Vintage Bowmar Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Assembled In Canada, Circa 1970s (28306723939)
2018
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2024Specimens of printing types, plain & ornamental, rules, borders, cuts, &c. from the Montreal Type Foundry (39976388073)
2024
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2018Vintage Bowmar Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Assembled In Canada, Circa 1970s (39376235954)
2018
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2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
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Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
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2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
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2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
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2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
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2021“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
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2013Introducing... Canadian master of editorial illustration Sam Island
2013
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2015Clever, well-observed editorial illustrations from Toronto-based Peter Thomas Ryan
2015
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2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
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2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
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2018"A behind-the-scenes peep of the sweet adventure": Canada releases its first book, Crème Caramel
2018