Manuscript Library

Folio from the so-called “Sulayhid Qur’an”

Date: AH 417/1026 CE and later in the 11th century

Publication Date: AH 417/1026 CE and later in the 11th century

Publication Place: Made in Cairo and Yemen

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Leaf with Arabic Prayers

Author: Ahmad Nairizi (Iranian, active 1682–1739)

Date: dated 1126 AH/1714 CE

Publication Date: dated 1126 AH/1714 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Noble

Date: imitation of 16th century

Publication Date: imitation of 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Sharafnama (Book of Honour) of Nizami of Ganja

Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)

Date: ca. 1620–30

Publication Date: ca. 1620–30

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Deccan, Golconda

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam and Isfandiyar Begin Their Combat", Folio 461v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1530–35

Publication Date: ca. 1530–35

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Queen Ilar (Irakht) Before the King Warning him About the Brahmins (?)", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Evidence of good deeds Brier Book

Author: Muhammad b. Sulayman al-Jazuli (Moroccan, died 1465)

Date: dated 1035 AH/1625–26 CE

Publication Date: dated 1035 AH/1625–26 CE

Publication Place: Probably from Algeria or Tunisia - Ahmed Bin Dirham Al-Maliki

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Saved by his Horse Rakhsh from an Attacking Lion", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: late 15th century

Publication Date: late 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Kai Kavus and Rustam Embrace", Folio 123r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Birds and the Monkeys with the Glow Worm", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Princess Entertaining a Visitor on the Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album

Date: mid–second half 17th century

Publication Date: mid–second half 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Place: Made in probably Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Author: Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian)

Date: dated 531 AH/1137 CE

Publication Date: dated 531 AH/1137 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Section of a Qur'an

Date: 13th century

Publication Date: 13th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt or Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Author: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat)

Date: second half 16th century

Publication Date: second half 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Aquatic Scene with Three Men in a Gondola

Date: late 16th–early 17th century

Publication Date: late 16th–early 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Decorated Folio

Date: 18th century

Publication Date: 18th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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"Ali and Omar on the Battlefield," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)

Author: Muhammad Rafi Khan (Indian, Delhi, died 1711)

Date: ca. 1820

Publication Date: ca. 1820

Publication Place: From India, probably Hyderabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Papyrus Fragment

Date: 8th–10th century

Publication Date: 8th–10th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Prince and Groom

Date: mid-16th century style

Publication Date: mid-16th century style

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Author: Attributed to Mithra

Date: ca. 1570

Publication Date: ca. 1570

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1530

Publication Date: ca. 1530

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Author: Hafiz (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1325–1390 Shiraz)

Date: late 15th century

Publication Date: late 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Surkha Captured by Faramarz is Condemned by Rustam", Folio 204v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz - Mir Musavvir (Iranian, active ca. 1525–55)

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Papyrus Fragment

Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: second half 10th century

Publication Date: second half 10th century

Publication Place: Made in Eastern Islamic Lands

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The House of Bijapur

Author: Painting by Chand Muhammad (Indian, active 1680s)

Date: ca. 1680

Publication Date: ca. 1680

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Bijapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Krishna and Balarma Fighting the Enemy", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

Date: ca. 1590–95

Publication Date: ca. 1590–95

Publication Place: Attributed to present-day Pakistan, probably Lahore

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniatures and a Damsel Arranging Flowers

Date: ca. 1870

Publication Date: ca. 1870

Publication Place: Made in India, probably Rajasthan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Date: dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Publication Date: dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Princess and Attendants on Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album

Date: early 18th century

Publication Date: early 18th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"A Garden Scene", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di

Date: 19th century

Publication Date: 19th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Lion at Rest

Date: ca. 1585

Publication Date: ca. 1585

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fragment of a Talismanic Scroll

Date: 12th century

Publication Date: 12th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Man

Author: Attributed to Riza-yi 'Abbasi (Iranian, ca. 1565–d. 1635)

Date: ca. 1600

Publication Date: ca. 1600

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Gauri Ragini: A Maiden Picking Blossoms from a Tree

Date: Late 16th century

Publication Date: Late 16th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Northern Deccan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 15th century

Publication Date: 15th century

Publication Place: Made in Egypt or Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Company Officer Receiving a Nobleman

Date: ca. 1760–65

Publication Date: ca. 1760–65

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II Venerates a Sufi Saint

Author: 'Ali Riza 'Abbasi (Indian, active ca. 1600–1650)

Date: ca. 1620–30

Publication Date: ca. 1620–30

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Bijapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Buffaloes in Combat

Author: Attributed to Miskin (active ca. 1570–1604)

Date: late 16th century

Publication Date: late 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hindu Saint with Two Disciples and Two Musicians on a Rooftop in the Evening

Date: 18th century

Publication Date: 18th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Deccan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of Mirza Hashem Amin Khalvat

Author: Abu`l Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sani' al-Mulk (Iranian, 1814–66)

Date: mid-19th century

Publication Date: mid-19th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Dervish Leading a Bear", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Author: Painting by Govardhan (active ca. 1596–1645)

Date: recto: ca. 1630–40; verso: ca. 1530–40

Publication Date: recto: ca. 1630–40; verso: ca. 1530–40

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Album Leaf with Shi'a Invocation

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Made in Northern India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Aquatic Birds at a Pool", Folio from the Davis Album

Date: late 17th or early 18th century

Publication Date: late 17th or early 18th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Kai Kavus Ascends to the Sky", Folio 134r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Wrestles with Puladvand", Folio from a Shahnama

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: 15th century

Publication Date: 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dhritarashtra Attacks the Statue of Bhima, Folio from a Razmnama (Book of Wars)

Date: ca. 1616–17

Publication Date: ca. 1616–17

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden

Date: ca. 1430

Publication Date: ca. 1430

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, possibly Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Kalila and Dimna Discussing Dimna's Plans to Become a Confidante of the Lion", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Notebook of Calligraphy

Date: dated Muharram 1170 AH/October 1756 CE

Publication Date: dated Muharram 1170 AH/October 1756 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan", Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed)

Author: Fuzuli (Karbala or an-Najaf ca. 1480–1556 Karbala)

Date: late 16th century

Publication Date: late 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Blames Kai Kavus for the Death of Siyavush", Folio 202v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz - Mir Musavvir (Iranian, active ca. 1525–55)

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Elias and Khizr at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: late 15th century

Publication Date: late 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Camp Being Prepared in the Hills", Folio from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama. Folio from the Davis Album

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Pair of Eagles", Folio from a Manafi' al-hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Author: Ibn Bakhtishu' (died 1058)

Date: ca. 1300

Publication Date: ca. 1300

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Illustrated Manuscript: 'Turkish and Greek Costumes Made in Constantinople 1790'

Date: 1790

Publication Date: 1790

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey, Istanbul

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 10th–11th century

Publication Date: 10th–11th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Eastern Islamic lands

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"A Youth Fallen From a Tree", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Author: Painting by Aqa Riza (Iranian, born Meshhed, ca. 1560, active until ca. 1621)

Date: verso: ca. 1610; recto: ca. 1530

Publication Date: verso: ca. 1610; recto: ca. 1530

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)

Date: dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Publication Date: dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Publication Place: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Author: `Umar Aqta'

Date: late 14th–early 15th century (before 1405)

Publication Date: late 14th–early 15th century (before 1405)

Publication Place: Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Samarqand

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Oxen amongst Foliage", Folio from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Author: Ibn Bakhtishu' (died 1058)

Date: 1297–99

Publication Date: 1297–99

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Qur'an Juz II

Date: 17th–18th century

Publication Date: 17th–18th century

Publication Place: Country of Origin China

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: ca. 1180

Publication Date: ca. 1180

Publication Place: Attributed to Eastern Iran or present-day Afghanistan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam's Fourth Course, He Cleaves a Witch", Folio 120v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525

Publication Date: ca. 1525

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Luhrasp Hears from the Returning Paladins of the Vanishing Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: 1576–77

Publication Date: 1576–77

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Qazvin

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Miniature Qur'an with Lacquered Binding and Carrying Case

Date: 19th century

Publication Date: 19th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Interior of the Hammam at the Red Fort, Delhi, Furnished According to English Taste

Date: ca. 1830–40

Publication Date: ca. 1830–40

Publication Place: Minted in India, Delhi

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bifolium from a Qur'an

Date: ca. 14th century

Publication Date: ca. 14th century

Publication Place: Made in Turkey or Central Asia

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Captures the Shah of Sham and the Shah of Berber", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Album Page with Cut-Paper Decoration

Date: ca. 1625–50

Publication Date: ca. 1625–50

Publication Place: Made in India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sultan Muhammad 'Adil Shah and Ikhlas Khan Riding an Elephant

Author: Ibrahim Khan (Indian)

Date: ca. 1645

Publication Date: ca. 1645

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Bijapur. Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Decorated Folio

Date: 16th–19th century

Publication Date: 16th–19th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 10th century

Publication Date: 10th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami

Date: late 15th century

Publication Date: late 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to modern-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 15th century

Publication Date: 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bifolium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 15th century

Publication Date: 15th century

Publication Place: Made in India, probably Gujarat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)

Date: 15th century

Publication Date: 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Queen of Sheba Enthroned

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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An Elevation of the North Side of the Marble Screen Surrounding the Cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal

Date: ca. 1810–1820

Publication Date: ca. 1810–1820

Publication Place: Made in India, Agra

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Date: recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630–40

Publication Date: recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630–40

Publication Place: Made in India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: dated 741 AH/1341 CE

Publication Date: dated 741 AH/1341 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Shiraz - Commissioned by al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din (Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz)

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of Chuk the Wrestler

Date: ca. 1660–1675

Publication Date: ca. 1660–1675

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A View of the Taj Mahal, Signed by Koodrutoollah

Author: Koodrutoollah

Date: dated 1880

Publication Date: dated 1880

Publication Place: Made in India, Lucknow

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Gushtasp Slays the Dragon of Mount Saqila", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Iskandar Speaks with the Bird on the Mountain", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Birds in a Landscape

Date: mid-18th century

Publication Date: mid-18th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Rajasthan, Bikaner

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Gazelle Becomes Friends with the Crow, the Mouse, and the Tortoise", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Date: second quarter 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Gujarat, probably based on an Egyptian original

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Stallion

Author: Painting by Habiballah of Sava (Iranian, active ca. 1590–1610)

Date: ca. 1601–6

Publication Date: ca. 1601–6

Publication Place: Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bahram Recovers the Crown of Rivniz", Folio 245r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, commissioned by Shah Tahmasp

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Date: ca. 1525–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Sam Comes to Inspect Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Date: ca. 1330–40

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)

Date: dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Publication Date: dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Publication Place: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Flap of Bookbinding

Date: 14th century

Publication Date: 14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Nan va Halva (Breads and Sweets)

Author: Muhammad Baha' al-Din al-'Amili (Iranian, born Syria, Baalbek 1547–1621 Isfahan)

Date: ca. 1690

Publication Date: ca. 1690

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Aurangabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Lady

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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