Codices

1,172 artworks

"A Contest of Skill in Archery on Horseback", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i, 1555

Salaman u Absal of Maulana Nur al-Din 'Abd-Rahman Jami

Maulana Nur al Din `Abd al Rahman Jami, 1560

Bound Manuscript with Prayers in Praise of Imam 'Ali

Hasan 'Ali, 1562

Page of Calligraphy

Khwaja Ekhtiar, 1565

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

Mustafa ibn Vali, 1570

Portrait of Kuchal Oghlan: Folio from Salim's Album

Nanha, 1570

"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)

Basawan, 1571

"Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

"Alexander is Lowered into the Sea", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1572

Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al Din `Attar, 1575

"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

Dharam Das, 1575

Man in a Long-sleeved Coat

Riza yi 'Abbasi, 1575

A Stallion

Habiballah of Sava, 1575

The Prince and the Petitioner

Vali Jan, 1575

"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al Din `Attar, 1575

Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al Din `Attar, 1575

Dragon and Clouds

Sadiqi Beg, 1575

Buffaloes in Combat

Miskin, 1575

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Habiballah of Sava, 1575