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

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Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

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

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

Parkview Square from Arab Street

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Qur'an

Standing Buddha

Gaming Die

Head of a Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Old Arab Bank building Amman

Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"

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

Tent Door Hanging

Square Tile

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

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

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

Knife Blade

Sheep bell

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

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

Head of a Male Figure

"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

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

Head of a Male Figure

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

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

Carpet

Bodhisattva

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

Ewer with Lid

Decorative Drawing

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

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

Green Tile with Star Design

Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Standing Bodhisattva

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

"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Chang (jaw harp)

"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Qairaq (stone castanets)

Bowl with Revolving Scrolls

"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

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

"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi

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

Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

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

Upper Half of a Deity or King

"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch

Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration

"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

Dutār

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

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

Chang (jaw harp)

Fragment of an Ivory Comb

"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

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

"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja