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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

Photography: Stunning series inspired by South Sudanese refugee-turned-supermodel

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

Head of a Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Standing Buddha

Gaming Die

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

Chang (jaw harp)

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

Standing Bodhisattva

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Tent Door Hanging

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

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

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

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Head of a Male Figure

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di

Carpet

Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration

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

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

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

Knife Blade

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

Seated Male Figure

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

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

Square Tile

"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

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

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

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

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

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

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Seated Figure

Ewer with Lid

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

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

Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache

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

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

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

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

Ritual Basin

Square Tile

Female Head

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

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

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch

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

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Khyber Knife

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

Bodhisattva

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

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

Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

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

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

Qairaq (stone castanets)

Decorative Drawing

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

Head of a Male Figure

Bowl

Head of Buddha

"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", 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

"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Dutār

Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

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

Fragment of an Ivory Comb

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