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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way

Graphic designer Bardhi Haliti on the design scene in Kosovo

Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan

Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria

Gaming Die

Monumental Head of Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Standing Buddha

"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Dutār

Head of a Male Figure

Sheep bell

Square Tile

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz

Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara

"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami

Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Carpet

Chang (jaw harp)

"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Khyber Knife

"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Square Tile

Standing Bodhisattva

"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman

Female Head

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Square Tile

Hexagonal Tile

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling

Square Tile

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Head of a Male Figure

Chang (jaw harp)

"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)

Fragment of an Ivory Comb

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Head of Buddha

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Qairaq (stone castanets)

"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Bowl

Ewer with Lid

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Seated Figure

Head of a Male Figure

"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Bowl with Revolving Scrolls

"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant

Coin

"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription

"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja