Islamic Art

• Roosterc. 1620
• Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)c. 1425
• Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb)c. 1700
• Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)c. 1341
• Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustrationc. 1550–1600
• Babar(?)1700s
• Text Page, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter of Mahiyar (verso) c. 1350
• The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)1341
• Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama1330–35
• Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix headsmid-1500s
• Portrait Jewel of Emperor Jahangirearly 1600s
• Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment (recto) and Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)c. 1485
• Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)1315
• Episodes from the Reigns of Khusrau Parviz and Nushirwan from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)c. 1299
• Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion, Illustration and Text, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India, Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)c. 1400–1410
• Camel and Groom; Single Page Illustrationc. 1545–1576
• Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209)1555–65
• Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu Said Ubaid-Allah ibn Jibrail ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058–68)c. 1300

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