Manuscript Library
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Collection of Poems (Masanavi)
Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana (Persian, 1207-1273), Ahmad ibn Hajji Abi Bakr al-Katib
Arabic
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Prayer Book
Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (died 656 AH/AD 1258)
Arabic
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Two Leaves Depicting the Prophet Muhammad, Ali, and His Sons Hasan and Husayn
Turkish, Abu Sa'id al-Husayni
Arabic
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Poem (Masnavi)
Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibn Ahmad Jami' (Barzan, v. 898 AH/AD 1492), Haidar al-Husayni (Barzan, Acta K. 1557-1558)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Muhammad ibn Mustafa Izmiri (Turkish)
Arabic
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Yusuf and Zulaykha
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Muhammad Mirak
Arabic
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The Seven Beauties (Haft paykar)
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
Arabic
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Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation
Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283), Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani
Arabic
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Portrait of Lal Kunwar
Indian
Arabic
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The Orchard (Bustan)
Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292)
Arabic
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Five Poems (Quintet)
Alisher Navoi (died 906 AH/AD 1501)
Arabic
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Collection of Poems (Divan)
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
Arabic
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Portrait of a Ruler
Indian
Arabic
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Book on Logic
Muhammad ibn Pir Ahmad al-shahir bi-Ibn Arghun al-Shirazi (early 16th century)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Iranian
Arabic
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Single Leaf of the Virgin and Child
Indian
Arabic
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The Lights of Canopus
Husayn Va'iz Kashifi (died 1504-1505), Mirza Rahim navadah-i Mirza Amin Afshar
Arabic
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Leaf from Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
al-Busiri (Egyptian, died 694 AH/AD 1294), Habib Allah ibn Dust Muhammad al-Khuwarizmi
Arabic
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Marvels of the World
Fakhr al-Din Hamzah ibn 'Ali Azari (died 866 AH/AD 1461-1462)
Arabic
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Collected Works (Kulliyat)
Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Islamic
Arabic
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Five Poems (Quintet)
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
Arabic
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Gospels
Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib (Egyptian, active ca. 1684)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Muhammad Salih ibn 'Umar
Arabic
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Collection of Poems
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328)
Arabic
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Three Short Sufi Works
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Baba Shah ibn Sultan 'Ali iIsfahani (Iranian)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Islamic
Arabic
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Single Leaf of an Elephant Attacking a Horse and Rider
Thakur Das
Arabic
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Single Leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh
Indian
Arabic
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Selection of Poems
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Sultan 'Ali
Arabic
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Single Leaf of Nayika and Attendants in Leafy Bowers
Indian
Arabic
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Qur'an
Iranian (?)
Arabic
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Four Leaves from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides' De materia medica
Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos, Yuhana bin al-Batriq
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan
Indian
Arabic
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Leaf from Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
al-Busiri (Egyptian, died 694 AH/AD 1294), Habib Allah ibn Dust Muhammad al-Khuwarizmi
Arabic
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The Tale of the Man in the Well from the 'Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl
Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551-1602)
Arabic
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Yusuf and Zulaykha
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
Arabic
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Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men
Mirza Muhammad al-Katib
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Couple Embracing
Style of Mu'in Musawwir (active 1044-1109 AH/AD 1635-1697)
Arabic
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Five Poems (Quintet)
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), Yar Muhammad al-Haravi (Islamic, active ca. 922 AH/AD 1516), 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn 'Abd al-Fattah ibn 'Ali (Islamic, active ca. 922 AH/AD 1516)
Arabic
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Five Poems (Quintet)
Muhammad Musá al-Mudhahhib, Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Charging Elephant
Indian
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah
Indian
Arabic
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Qur'an
Iranian
Arabic
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Collection of Poems (Divan)
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328), Mir `Abd Allah Katib Katib, Attributed to Mirza Ghulam, Attributed to Nanha
Arabic
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Glossary of Islamic Legal Terminology
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Muqri al Fayyumi (died ca. 770 AH/AD 1368), Ali ibn Muhibb 'Ali
Arabic
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Collected Works (Kulliyat)
Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292)
Arabic
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Anthology of Persian Poetry
Iranian
Arabic
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Maritime Atlas
Turkish
Arabic
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Collection of Poems (Divan)
Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century), Mulla Muhammad Qasim Hamadani
Arabic
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Mughal Court Scene
Indian
Arabic
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Qur'an
Iranian
Arabic
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Album of Persian and Indian Calligraphy, Miniatures, and Prints
Muhammad Sadiq al-Ridawi, Muhammad Sadiq ibn Navvab Mirza Muhammad 'Ali, Mir 'Ali, Shah Mahmud, 'Ali al-Husayni, Muhammad 'Ali, Muhammad Kazim al-Kulpaykani, Muhammad Kazim al-Isfahani, Bihzad (died 942 AH/AD 1536-1537), Riza Musavvir, B. Moncornet
Arabic
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Poem (Masnavi)
Nur al-Din Hilali Jaghata'i (died 936 AH/AD 1529-1530), Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad al-Husayni
Arabic
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Young Man with a Flower
Iranian
Arabic
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Two Works on Precious Stones
Jamal al-Din al-Tifashi, Aristotle
Arabic
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Collection of Poems (Divan)
Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Man on a Donkey
Iranian, After Sadiqi (Iranian, 939-1018 AH/AD 1533-1610), Style of Riza 'Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635)
Arabic
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Mihar and Mushtri
Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Qasr Tabrizi (against 1382), the writer’s guide
Arabic
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Two Works of Sa`di: The Rose Garden (Gulistan) and The Orchard (Bustan)
Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292), Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Assar Tabrizi (died 1382)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Iranian
Arabic
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Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant
Indian
Arabic
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Yusuf and Zulaykha
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Turkish
Arabic
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Qur'an
Islamic
Arabic
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Qur'an
Egyptian
Arabic
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Five Poems (Quintet)
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328), Pir Hussein al-Katib Shirazi (Islamic, 16th century)
Arabic
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Collection of Poems (Masanavi)
Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana (Persian, 1207-1273)
Arabic
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Album of Indian Miniatures and Persian Calligraphy
Indian
Arabic
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Women Bathing on the Bank of a River
Indian
Arabic
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Gloss on Commentary on the Qur'an
Kemalpasazade (died 940 AH/AD1533), `Uthman ibn Mansur
Arabic
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Qur'an Manuscript
Iranian
Arabic
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One Hundred Sayings
'Ali ibn Abi Talib (died 40 AH/AD 661), Rashid al-Din Muhammad al-Balkhi al-Vatvat (died ca. 578 AH/AD 1182)
Arabic
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A Festive Gathering
Indian
Arabic
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Leaf from Qur'an
Indian
Arabic
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Colophon
Muhammad Musá al-Mudhahhib, Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Persian (?), Indian (?)
Arabic
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Compendium of Medicine
Zayn al-Din Isma'il ibn Hasan al-Jurjani (died 531 AH/AD 1136), Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ibn Mahammad al-Zarir (?) al-Kazaruni Shirani)
Arabic
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Collection of Poems (divan)
Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)
Arabic
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Single Leaf from Mantiq al-tayr by Farid al-din `Atta
Farid al-Din 'Attar (died 618 AH/AD 1221), Attributed to Bihzad (died 942 AH/AD 1536-1537)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Baksh
Arabic
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The Orchard (Bustan)
Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292)
Arabic
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Single Leaf of an Outdoor Scene in the Safavid Style
Iranian (?), Indian (?)
Arabic
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Qur'an
Iranian
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Portrait of the Emperor Jahangir
Indian
Arabic
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Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shahriyar
Indian
Arabic