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

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Graphic designer Bardhi Haliti on the design scene in Kosovo

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

Head of a Buddha

Gaming Die

Standing Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

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

Square Tile

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

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

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

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

Female Head

Square Tile

Knife Blade

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

Head of a Male Figure

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

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

Hexagonal Tile

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

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

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

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

Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

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

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

Square Tile

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

Coin

A Stallion

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

Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman

Ritual Basin

Green Tile with Star Design

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

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

Head of a Male Figure

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

Standing Bodhisattva

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

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

Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail

Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara

Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription

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

Fragment of an Ivory Comb

Khyber Knife

Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration

Seated Male Figure

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", 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

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

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

Decorative Drawing

Head of Buddha

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

Bowl with Revolving Scrolls

Tent Door Hanging

Bodhisattva

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

"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

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

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

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Carpet

Head of a Male Figure

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

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

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch

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

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

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

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath