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1,167 artworks

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

`Umar Aqta', 1375

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

`Umar Aqta', 1375

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

`Umar Aqta', 1375

Double Title Page from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)

Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini, 1389

"Purple Amaranth and Watermelon", Folio from a Dispersed Nuzhatnama-i ‘Ala’i of Shahmardan ibn Abi’l Khayr

Shamardan ibn Abi 'l Khayr, 1400

"A Bull", Folio from a Dispersed Nuzhatnama-i ‘Ala’i of Shahmardan ibn Abi’l Khayr

Shamardan ibn Abi 'l Khayr, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

"Throne Scene", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

"Rustam Kills Isfandiyar with a Double Pointed Arrow", Folio from a Shahnama

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

"Rustam Wrestles with Puladvand", Folio from a Shahnama

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

"Adam Makes a Pilgrimage", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

"Rustam Battles Sava", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1400

Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

"Alexander and the Circle of Seven Sages", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami, 1400

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

Hafiz-i Abru, 1400

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

Nizami, 1405

"Zal Slays Khazarvan and Puts Shamasas to Flight", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1405

"Gav and Talhand in Battle", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1405

"Kai Khusrau, Gudarz and Giv Capturing the Demon's Fortress, Bahman (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 1405