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Visual Cultures of Islam- Manuscripts

Turkish
Mohammedan Law, manuscript page
ink on egg-glazed paper

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This Persian manuscript leaf is attributed to the 17th century Safavid period. Its format consists of two sections of calligraphy and a miniature (painted scene) in the middle. The painted scene features a grassy landscape with a mounted soldier and two standing figures.

Iranian
Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski
tempera on paper
5 9/16 in x 5 13/16 in (14.1 cm x 14.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. Richard Ettinghausen presented in honor of Professor Oleg Grabar

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This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Sikandar Goes on a Pilgrimage to the Kaaba</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

Iranian
Sikandar Goes on a Pilgrimage to the Kaaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
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This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

Iranian
Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
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Indian
Sanskrit Manuscript (unidentified), leaf, fol. no. 15
red and black ink on paper
4 1/4 in x 10 1/16 in (10.8 cm x 25.5 cm)
Anonymous Gift

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Moroccan
Qur’an manuscript page
ink and color on paper
13 in x 2 7/8 in (33 cm x 7.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of Otto F. Ege

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Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script
ink, color and gold on paper
8 9/16 in x 5 3/8 in (21.8 cm x 13.7 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Helen B. Hall

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Iranian
Decorative calligraphy, manuscript page
ink on paper
14 1/16 in. x 9 5/8 in. ( 35.75 cm x 24.4 cm )
Gift of Mr. Anand Krishna

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Iranian
Book case
leather with gold tooling
5 in x 7 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in (12.7 cm x 20 cm x 3.2 cm)
Anonymous Gift

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Persian poetry and proverbs anthology manuscript page
ink on glazed paper
8 1/4 in x 5 5/8 in (20.9 cm x 14.3 cm)
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This painted miniature Shahnama page was made by the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460 in Baghdad, Iraq. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene shown here is <em>Zal Goes to Rudaba </em>from the Shahnama, the Persian book of kings.

Iranian
Zal Goes to Rudaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 7/16 in. x 6 15/16 in. ( 26.5 cm x 17.7 cm )
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Timurid miniature from the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene depicts <em>Gurgin Fights with Andariman </em>from the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

Iranian
Gurgin Fights with Andariman, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. ( 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
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Mohammedan Law, manuscript page (1959/1.153)

Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski (1965/1.180)

Sikandar Goes on a Pilgrimage to the Kaaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.65)

Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.66)

Sanskrit Manuscript (unidentified), leaf, fol. no. 15 (1995/1.47)

Qur’an manuscript page (1987/1.195.11)

Qur'an manuscript leaf, illuminated section heading in thuluth script (1996/2.54)

Decorative calligraphy, manuscript page (1967/2.2)

Book case (1984/2.1)

Persian poetry and proverbs anthology manuscript page (1959/1.155)

Zal Goes to Rudaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.42)

Gurgin Fights with Andariman, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.55)

The Young Shoemaker and the Lion Before Bahram Gur, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.69)

Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.70)

Medicinal plants; Leaf from an Arabic translation of the "De Materia Medica," by Dioscorides (1957/2.1)

MS Leaf: Garden (Gulistan) of Roses by Saadi with Miniature Painting (1959/1.154)

Qur'an manuscript leaf in small naskh script, chapter 22, verse 40 (1987/1.195.12)

Mohammedan Law, manuscript page (1987/1.195.9)

Qur'an manuscript page (1969/2.95)

Qur’an manuscript leaf in Abbasid Kufic script (1970/2.109)

Qur’an manuscript leaf in Maghribi script (1959/1.146)

Illuminated Leaf (2015/2.1A&B)

Iraj Is Slain by His Brothers, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The “Kervorkian Shahnama”) (1963/1.41)

The Birth of Rustam, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.43)

Rustam Slays the White Div, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.45)

Rustam Takes Prisoner the Khan of China, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.52)

Luhrasp Addresses the Heroes, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.58)

Siyavush Passes Through the Fire, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.48)

The Div Akwan Flings Rustam into the Sea, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.53)

Shida Is Slain by Khusrau, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.56)

Kai Khusrau Slays Afrasiyab and Garsiwaz, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.57)

Bahram Gur Hunting with Azada, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.68)

Siyavush Displays His Prowess before Afrasiyab, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The "Kervorkian Shahnama") (1963/1.49)

Kai Khusrau Crosses the Jihun, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.50)

Rustam Fights with Ashkabus, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.51)

Rustam Shoots Asfandiyar, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.62)

Ardshir Papakan Sits Upon the Throne in Baghdad, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.67)

Buzurjmihr Interprets a Dream for Nushirwan, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.71)

Talhand Confronts His Brother Gav on the Battlefield, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.72)

Leaf from a manuscript of the Qur’an in Maghribi script (1987/1.195.2)

Gaiumart the First Shah, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.40)

Tahmina Comes to Rustam, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.46)

Rustam Slays Suhrab, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.47)

Rustam Slays Shaghad and Dies, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.63)

The Death of Dara, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.64)

Persian poetry and proverbs anthology, manuscript leaf (1987/1.195.10)

Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23 (1972/2.354)

Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapters 83–85 (recto and verso) (1959/1.145)

Persian poetry anthology manuscript page (1959/1.152)

Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapter 4, verses 480–90 (1987/1.195.1)

Rustam Slays the White Elephant, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.44)

Asfandiyar Slays a Dragon, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (1963/1.61)

Qur'an manuscript leaf in small naskh script, chapter 20, verse 87 (1959/1.157)

Qur’an manuscript page (1959/1.156)

Qur'anic Verse (2003/1.382)

Persian poetry anthology manuscript page (1987/1.195.8)

Khusrau brought before his father Hurmuzd; from the Khamza of Nizami (1969/2.174)

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