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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

Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut

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

Beirut-born Yasmina Hilal organically creates mixed media collages – cutting, gluing and sewing away from digital manipulation

Head of a Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Standing Buddha

Gaming Die

Beirut clocktower (4694172347)

Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun 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)

Tent Door Hanging

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

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

"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

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

Sheep bell

Square Tile

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

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

Head of a Male Figure

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

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

Hexagonal Tile

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

Knife Blade

Standing Bodhisattva

Female Head

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

"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription

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

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

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

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

"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Square Tile

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

Chang (jaw harp)

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

Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)

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

Khyber Knife

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

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

Head of Buddha

Bodhisattva

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

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

Square Tile

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

Qairaq (stone castanets)

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

Bowl

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

Seated Figure

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

Coin

Ewer with Lid

Dutār

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

Seated Male Figure

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

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