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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

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

Alex De Mora documents the key characters of Mongolia’s booming hip-hop scene

Standing Buddha

Gaming Die

Head of a Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

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

Seated Male Figure

Qairaq (stone castanets)

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch

Square Tile

Head of a Male Figure

Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)

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

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

Carpet

Head of a Male Figure

Seated Figure

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

Hexagonal Tile

Chang (jaw harp)

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

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

Khyber Knife

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

Sheep bell

"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

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

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

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)

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

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

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

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

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

Square Tile

Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di

Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling

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

Mirror

Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail

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

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

Square Tile

Chang (jaw harp)

Female Head

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

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

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

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Dutār

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

Head of Buddha

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

Decorative Drawing

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

Shield

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

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

"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 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

Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara

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

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

Bowl

Square Tile

Bodhisattva

Coin

Standing Bodhisattva

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

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

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

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

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

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