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"Bahram Gur Hunts the Onager", 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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Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: 9th–early 10th century

Publication Date: 9th–early 10th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt or Iraq

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Rider on an Epigraphic Horse

Date: Late 16th or early 17th century

Publication Date: Late 16th or early 17th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Zulaykha with her Handmaidens After her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha

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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Bearded Man Holding a Cup

Date: early 17th century

Publication Date: early 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Allegory of Worldly and Otherworldly Drunkenness", Folio from the Divan of Hafiz

Author: Painting by Sultan Muhammad (Iranian, active first half 16th century)

Date: ca. 1531–33

Publication Date: ca. 1531–33

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Huntress with matchlock (on a page with unrelated Persian and Urdu inscriptions)

Date: late 18th century

Publication Date: late 18th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Rajasthan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Night at Majnoon From A Five (Hagnat) F Nizami F Gang

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

Date: dated 835 AH/1431–32 CE

Publication Date: dated 835 AH/1431–32 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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"Kalila Upbraiding Dimna", 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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"Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers", Folio 568r 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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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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"Rustam's First Course: Rakhsh Kills a Lion", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: ca. 1430–40

Publication Date: ca. 1430–40

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy with Unwan from a manuscript of the Raga Darshan of Anup

Date: dated 1214 AH/1799–1800 AD

Publication Date: dated 1214 AH/1799–1800 AD

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Hyderabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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"A Contest of Skill in Archery on Horseback", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Author: Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i (Herat 1441–1501 Herat)

Date: 1580

Publication Date: 1580

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bookbinding

Date: 14th century

Publication Date: 14th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt or Syria

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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"Ceasar Captive Before Shapur II", Folio 543r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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

Date: 1530–35

Publication Date: 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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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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Ashoka Tree Flower, Leaves, Pod, and Seed

Date: first half 19th century

Publication Date: first half 19th century

Publication Place: Made in India, probably Calcutta

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

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"The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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

Date: ca. 1535

Publication Date: ca. 1535

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Preparation For a Noon-Day Meal," Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Author: Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i (Herat 1441–1501 Herat)

Date: 1580

Publication Date: 1580

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Fifth Joust of the Rooks: Ruhham Versus Barman", Folio 342v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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

Date: 1525–30

Publication Date: 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 Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

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

Date: 16th–17th century

Publication Date: 16th–17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Akbar Hunting with Cheetahs", 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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Fragment of a Qur'an

Date: dated 1265 AH/1860 CE

Publication Date: dated 1265 AH/1860 CE

Publication Place: Possibly from Lebanon

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Khusrau Spies Shirin Bathing", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

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

Date: 16th century

Publication Date: 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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Illustrated Folio from a Shahnama

Date: mid-17th century

Publication Date: mid-17th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Faridun Embraces Manuchihr", Folio 59v 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 - Sultan Muhammad (Iranian, active first half 16th century)

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"A Scene of Lovers and their Friends in a Garden", 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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"The Monkey Tries Carpentry", 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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"Bahram Gur and Princess of Fifth Region on Wednesday", Folio from a Haft Paikar (The Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

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

Date: late 17th century

Publication Date: late 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Overflap and Inside Cover of 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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An Arms Workshop

Date: mid-16th century

Publication Date: mid-16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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Composite Album Page with Standing Figure of Jahangir

Date: early 17th century

Publication Date: early 17th century

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 18th century

Publication Date: 18th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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Two Lohans

Date: ca. 1480

Publication Date: ca. 1480

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, possibly 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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"Siyavush Recounts His Nightmare to Farangis", Folio 195r 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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A Radish Plant, Seed, and Flower

Date: late 18th century

Publication Date: late 18th century

Publication Place: Made in India, Calcutta

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", 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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Dragon in a Landscape

Date: 16th century

Publication Date: 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey

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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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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Board for Ruling Paper

Date: 17th–18th century

Publication Date: 17th–18th 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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"The Coronation of the Infant Shapur II", Folio 538r 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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Dervish Receiving a Visitor

Author: Attributed to "Bodleian painter"

Date: ca. 1610–20

Publication Date: ca. 1610–20

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan, Bijapur

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Prince Feasting on a Balcony", Folio from the Davis Album

Date: late 17th–early 18th century

Publication Date: late 17th–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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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 Night-time Gathering", Folio from the Davis Album

Author: Painting by Muhammad Zaman (Iranian, active 1649–1700)

Date: dated 1664–65

Publication Date: dated 1664–65

Publication Place: Made in Iran or India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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recto: "Portrait of Prince Danyal", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Author: Painting by Manohar (active ca. 1582–1624)

Date: recto: late 16th century; verso: ca. 1500

Publication Date: recto: late 16th century; verso: ca. 1500

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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: Attributed to Iran, 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: 9th–early 10th century

Publication Date: 9th–early 10th century

Publication Place: Made in Central Islamic Lands

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Talismanic Scroll

Date: 11th century

Publication Date: 11th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Egypt

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Section from a Qu'ran

Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Date: late 19th–early 20th century

Publication Place: Probably made in Turkey

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Preparing a Noonday Meal on an Outing", 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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Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di

Author: Sultan Muhammad Nur (Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536)

Date: dated 920 AH/1514 CE

Publication Date: dated 920 AH/1514 CE

Publication Place: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, probably Bukhara

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Fox and the Drum", 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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"The Fish and the Fisherman", 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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Book of Prayers

Author: Muhammad Hussein Kaziruni (Iranian, active late 17th–early 18th century)

Date: dated 1109 AH/1697 CE

Publication Date: dated 1109 AH/1697 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Alexander Fights a Sea Battle", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Author: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi)

Date: 1597–98

Publication Date: 1597–98

Publication Place: Attributed to India

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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"Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio 72v 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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A Maiden and a Bearded Man

Date: ca. 1700

Publication Date: ca. 1700

Publication Place: Made in India, Deccan or Rajasthan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Yusuf Summoned by Zulaykha to Serve at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha

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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"Portrait of Raja Bikramajit (Sundar Das)", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Author: Painting by Bichitr (Indian, active ca. 1610–60)

Date: recto: ca. 1620; verso: ca. 1540

Publication Date: recto: ca. 1620; verso: ca. 1540

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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Three Noblemen in Procession on an Elephant

Author: Painting by Venkatchellum (Indian, active 1780s–90s)

Date: ca. 1790

Publication Date: ca. 1790

Publication Place: Attributed to India, Hyderabad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Album of Calligraphies Including Poetry and Prophetic Traditions (Hadith)

Author: Shaikh Hamdullah ibn Mustafa Dede (Turkish, Amasya ca. 1436–1520 Istanbul)

Date: ca. 1500

Publication Date: ca. 1500

Publication Place: Made in Turkey, probably Istanbul

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Chastisement of a Pupil

Author: Painting by Muhammad Qasim (active ca. 1600–d. 1659)

Date: dated 1014 AH/1605–6 CE

Publication Date: dated 1014 AH/1605–6 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Mashhad

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bahram Gur Advances by Stealth against the Khaqan," Folio 577v 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 Qur'an Manuscript

Date: late 8th–early 9th century

Publication Date: late 8th–early 9th century

Publication Place: Made in Central Islamic Lands

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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

Date: ca. 1430–40

Publication Date: ca. 1430–40

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Prince and the Petitioner

Author: Attributed to Vali Jan (Iranian, born Tabriz)

Date: late 16th century

Publication Date: late 16th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bifolium from a Qur'an

Date: late 9th–10th century

Publication Date: late 9th–10th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Central Islamic Lands or North Africa

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio 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 present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Four European Gentlemen

Date: ca. 1860

Publication Date: ca. 1860

Publication Place: Made in India, Rajasthan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

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"Rustam Kills a Monster while Zal Watches from Above", 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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Pages 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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Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Author: Copied by `Umar Aqta'

Date: late 14th–early 15th century

Publication Date: late 14th–early 15th century

Publication Place: Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, probably Samarqand

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 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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"Diana, Goddess of the Hunt", Folio from the Davis Album

Author: Attributed to 'Ali Quli Jabbadar (Iranian, active second half 17th century)

Date: early 17th century

Publication Date: early 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rose and Nightingale (gul-u-bul-bul) Drawing

Date: late 19th century

Publication Date: late 19th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, possibly Shiraz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v 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: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscurides

Date: 17th century

Publication Date: 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Qur'an Bookbinding with Floral Arabesques and an Inscription from the Hadith

Date: early 17th century

Publication Date: early 17th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch

Author: Shaikh Zain al–Din (Indian, born Patna, Bihar)

Date: dated 1778

Publication Date: dated 1778

Publication Place: Made in India, Calcutta

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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

Date: 16th century

Publication Date: 16th century

Publication Place: Made in Iran, Tabriz

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated "New Style" 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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A Pair of Mynas

Date: ca. 1620

Publication Date: ca. 1620

Publication Place: Country of Origin India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"The Rogue's Father Emerges from the Tree", 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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Decorative Drawing

Date: first half 15th century

Publication Date: first half 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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Man in a Fur-Lined Coat

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

Date: ca. 1600

Publication Date: ca. 1600

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Rustam Kills the Commander of the Dehz", 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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"Rows of Animals Alternating with Cut-off Heads", Folio from a Manuscript

Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Date: 11th–12th century

Publication Place: Found Egypt, Fustat

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Purple Amaranth and Watermelon", Folio from a Dispersed Nuzhatnama-i ‘Ala’i of Shahmardan ibn Abi’l Khayr

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

Date: early 15th century

Publication Date: early 15th 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

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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"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r 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: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Page of Calligraphy

Author: Muhammad Isma'il ibn al Vesal (Iranian, 1831–70)

Date: dated 1280 AH/1863 CE

Publication Date: dated 1280 AH/1863 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Iran

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Interior of a Courtyard with Figures

Date: early 17th century

Publication Date: early 17th century

Publication Place: Attributed to India

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Shangul Stirs the Khaqan's Council to War on Rustam", Folio 276v 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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Khusrau and Shirin

Author: Calligraphy, illumination, and painting by Suzi

Date: dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE

Publication Date: dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE

Publication Place: Attributed to Turkey, probably Istanbul or Amasya

Subject: Islamic Art

Language: Undetermined

Type: Book

Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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