Manuscript Library

Imam 'Ali and Sons with a Lion

Author: Isma'il Jalayir (Iranian, active ca. 1858–81)

Date: 1860s

Publication Date: 1860s

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Attendants at an Imperial Durbar

Author: Hunhar (Indian)

Date: ca. 1645

Publication Date: ca. 1645

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ascetic Visited by a Yogini

Author: Attributed to the Dublin painter

Date: Early 17th century

Publication Date: Early 17th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Bijapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Date: 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Made in probably Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rudaba's Maids Return to the Palace", Folio 71v 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, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Steinbeck", he has from a dispersed excursions 'a'a'if shahmarda ibn abi'l khair

Author: Shamardan ibn Abi 'l Khayr (Iranian, active late 11th–early 12th century)

Date: late 15th–early 16th century

Publication Date: late 15th–early 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: ca. 1300

Publication Date: ca. 1300

Publication Place: Attributed to Morocco or Southern Spain

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Fireworks on the Night of Shab-i Barat Feast", Folio from the Davis Album

Date: mid-18th century

Publication Date: mid-18th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Turkomen Horseman

Date: 16th century

Publication Date: 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Umar Converts to Islam," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)

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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Page of Calligraphy from an Iskandarnama of Nizami of Ganja

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

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The King of the Hares in Counsel with his Subjects", 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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"Portrait of a Prince in Yellow Robe, Holding a Falcon", 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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Seated ruler with halo and rudraksha bead necklace; incomplete figure

Date: early 19th century

Publication Date: early 19th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Kota, Rajasthan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Kills the White Div", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: ca. 1300–30

Publication Date: ca. 1300–30

Publication Place: Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Baghdad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"A Lover Falls Before the Feet of his Beloved", 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 and Dragon in Combat

Author: Painting by Muhammad Baqir (Iranian)

Date: second half 18th century

Publication Date: second half 18th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: ca. 1300–30

Publication Date: ca. 1300–30

Publication Place: Made in Iran or Iraq

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Date: 13th century

Publication Date: 13th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iraq

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Manuscript of the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II

Author: Khalilullah Butshikan

Date: A.H. 1027/ 1618 CE

Publication Date: A.H. 1027/ 1618 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Deccan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Zal is Restored to his Father Sam by the Simurgh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: ca. 1300–30

Publication Date: ca. 1300–30

Publication Place: Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Baghdad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)

Date: ca. 410 AH/1019–20 CE

Publication Date: ca. 410 AH/1019–20 CE

Publication Place: Made in Tunisia, probably Qairawan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portable Qur’an Manuscript

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran or Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Armenian Gospel with Silver Cover

Date: manuscript: 13th century; cover: dated 1691

Publication Date: manuscript: 13th century; cover: dated 1691

Publication Place: Made in present-day Turkey [Cover], Kayseri. Made in present-day Turkey [Manuscript], probably Cilicia

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page with four informal sketches: the Union Jack, a personification of Britannia[?], peacock in a tree, and a swooping robin

Date: mid–19th century

Publication Date: mid–19th century

Publication Place: Made in India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 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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"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Author: Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi (Iranian, active ca. 1560s)

Date: 1562–83

Publication Date: 1562–83

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Funeral of Iskandar", 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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"Iskandar in the Presence of the Brahmins", 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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A Portrait of a Statesman

Author: Yahya Ghaffari (Iranian, active 1860s–1880s, d. 1895–1906)

Date: dated 1294 AH/1877 CE

Publication Date: dated 1294 AH/1877 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Male Papaya Tree

Date: ca. 1790–1800

Publication Date: ca. 1790–1800

Publication Place: Made in India, probably Calcutta

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v 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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Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Author: Attributed to Mir Ali Shir Nava'i (present-day Afghanistan, Herat 1441–1501 Herat)

Date: early 16th century

Publication Date: early 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)

Date: ca. 1555–60

Publication Date: ca. 1555–60

Publication Place: From Turkey, Istanbul

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Majnun in the Wilderness

Date: second half 16th century

Publication Date: second half 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Meeting of a Prince and Poet

Date: mid-16th century

Publication Date: mid-16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Captures Rakhsh", Folio from Shahnameh (Book of Kings)

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

Date: mid-15th century

Publication Date: mid-15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Sultan Bayazid before Timur", Folio from an Akbarnama (History of Akbar)

Author: Painting by Dharam Das

Date: ca. 1600

Publication Date: ca. 1600

Publication Place: Made in present-day Pakistan, probably Lahore

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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The Common Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus)

Date: ca. 1780

Publication Date: ca. 1780

Publication Place: Made in India, probably Lucknow

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"King Salih of Syria Entertaining Two Dervishes", Folio from a Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Author: Sa'di (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1213–1291 Shiraz)

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of Sultan Ahmet I (r. 1603–17)

Date: early 17th century

Publication Date: 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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Marbled Elephant

Date: 1630–50

Publication Date: 1630–50

Publication Place: Country of Origin 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: late 13th–early 14th century

Publication Date: late 13th–early 14th century

Publication Place: Made in Spain

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Emperor Humayun Returning from a Journey Greets his Son", Folio from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama. Folio from the Davis Album

Author: Abu'l Fazl (Indian, Agra 1556–1602 Deccan Plateau)

Date: ca. 1604

Publication Date: ca. 1604

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Diving Dipper and Other Birds", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Author: Painting by Mansur (active ca. 1589–1626)

Date: recto: ca. 1610–15; verso: ca. 1535–45

Publication Date: recto: ca. 1610–15; verso: ca. 1535–45

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Hurmuzd I's Last Testament to Prince Bahram I", Folio 535r 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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Colophon Page from Iskandarnama Manuscript

Author: Abu Turab Mun'im al-Din (Iranian)

Date: dated 912 AH/1507 CE

Publication Date: dated 912 AH/1507 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Elephant with Mahout

Date: ca. 1660

Publication Date: ca. 1660

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Man who Discovers the Treasure has it Carried Away by Hired Workmen", 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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"Yazdigird II Accedes to the Throne", Folio 592r 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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Calligraphic Galleon

Author: 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari (Turkish)

Date: dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

Publication Date: dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

Publication Place: Made in Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketch for a Portrait

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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"Great Hornbill", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Author: Painting by Mansur (active ca. 1589–1626)

Date: recto: ca. 1540; verso: ca. 1615–20

Publication Date: recto: ca. 1540; verso: ca. 1615–20

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: 14th century

Publication Date: 14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India or Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"ThreeTypes of Reeds," Folio from a De Materia Medica

Date: ca. 1595

Publication Date: ca. 1595

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Bara Imambara Complex at Lucknow

Date: ca. 1800

Publication Date: ca. 1800

Publication Place: Made in India, Lucknow

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Monumental Calligraphic Composition

Date: dated 1276 AH /1859 CE

Publication Date: dated 1276 AH /1859 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey, Istanbul

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Woman

Date: mid-16th century

Publication Date: mid-16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Kashmir

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Treatise of Jurisprudence

Date: late 15th–16th century

Publication Date: late 15th–16th century

Publication Place: Probably made in Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Coffin of Imam 'Ali", Folio from a Falnama (The Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq

Date: mid-1550s–early 1560s

Publication Date: mid-1550s–early 1560s

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Qazvin

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: late 15th–early 16th century

Publication Date: late 15th–early 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, probably Delhi or Jawnpur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: dated 985 AH/1576–77 CE

Publication Date: dated 985 AH/1576–77 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Qazvin

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 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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"Kai Kavus Upbraids Siyavush in a Letter", Folio 174r 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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Qur'an Manuscript

Date: probably 14th century

Publication Date: probably 14th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Author: `Umar Aqta'

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

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

Publication Place: Made in present-day Uzbekistan, Samarqand

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Isfandiyar Slays Arjasp", 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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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 14th century

Publication Date: 14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India or Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

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

Date: ca. 1600

Publication Date: ca. 1600

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Young Lovers Embracing

Date: 16th century

Publication Date: 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Qazvin

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of Prince Nasir al-Din Mirza

Author: Aqa Buzurg Shirazi (Iranian, active ca. 1840–1860)

Date: 1840's

Publication Date: 1840's

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Jewish Captives Making an Appeal to the Prophet," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)

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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Nobleman on a Terrace

Date: ca. 1780

Publication Date: ca. 1780

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Murshidabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Meeting of Bahram Gur with a Princess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: mid-16th century

Publication Date: mid-16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths

Author: Mir Kalan Khan (active ca. 1730–75)

Date: ca. 1770–75

Publication Date: ca. 1770–75

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Lucknow

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Marriage of Sudaba and Kai Kavus", Folio 130r 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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Portrait of a Courtier or Politician

Date: second half 19th century

Publication Date: second half 19th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from the Bellini Album

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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Divan (Collected Works) of Jami

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

Date: ca. 1480

Publication Date: ca. 1480

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated Script

Date: 11th century

Publication Date: 11th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran or Central Asia

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Date: 13th century

Publication Date: 13th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iraq

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Author: Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi (Iranian, active ca. 1560s)

Date: 1562–83

Publication Date: 1562–83

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, probably Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eye", 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: Made in Iran, probably Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from a 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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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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"Portrait of a Persian Lady", Folio from the Davis Album

Date: dated 1149 AH/1736–37 CE

Publication Date: dated 1149 AH/1736–37 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Muhammad and His Followers Going to Battle," 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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"Prophet Muhammad's Preaching", Folio from A Maktral-i al-I Rasool of Lami'i Chelebi

Author: I'm a boy

Date: late 16th century

Publication Date: late 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey or Iraq

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Album Page with Calligraphy Exercise (siyah mashq) by Muhammad Shah Qajar (3rd Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty)

Author: Muhammad Shah (Iranian, 3rd Qajar ruler (r. 1834–48))

Date: dated Shawwal 1260 AH/October 1844 CE

Publication Date: dated Shawwal 1260 AH/October 1844 CE

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Awakening of Kumbhakarna in the Golden City of Lanka", Folio from a Ramayana

Date: ca. 1605

Publication Date: ca. 1605

Publication Place: Made in India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Before a Ruler", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din

Author: Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din (Iranian, died 1470)

Date: ca. 1476–86

Publication Date: ca. 1476–86

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", 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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"The Angel Gabriel Reveals Sura Annama 55 to the Prophet," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)

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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Unidentified Scene from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Kashmir

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Khaqan Captive Before Bahram Gur", Folio 578r 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 - Mir Musavvir (Iranian, active ca. 1525–55)

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Sam Seals His Pact with Sindukht", Folio 85v 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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"Kai Khusrau's War Prizes Are Pledged", Folio 225v 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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Calendar-Almanac in Scroll Form

Author: Signed and dated by Katib Muhammad Ma'ruf Na'ili

Date: dated 1224 AH/1810 CE

Publication Date: dated 1224 AH/1810 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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