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Leaf from Bayad wa-Riyad

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Description: Leaf from Bayad wa-Riyad
TitleLeaf from Bayad wa-Riyad
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation dateUnknown
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsUnknown
Dimensions28.2 × 20 cm
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vatacina, Rome
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsMusicians in artIslamic literature
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Chapter 7: Western Islamic Lands
Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina
Description: Islamic Art and Architecture: 650–1250
Islamic Art and Architecture: 650–1250
The most important religious monuments of the area in medieval times are closely related to the creation of new cities, especially in the western part of North Africa more or less corresponding to modern Morocco and central or western Algeria, and to the growth of older cities in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain...
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Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2001 Oleg Grabar, Elizabeth Ettinghausen, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina
Related print edition pages: pp.269-288
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00202.007
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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--Africa, NorthIslamic art--SpainIslamic textile fabricsIslamic illumination of books and manuscripts

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Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Nushirwan Listening to Owls in the Ruined Palace from the Khamsa made for Tahmasp,...
Nushirwan Listening to Owls in the Ruined Palace from the Khamsa made for Tahmasp, Tabriz
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1539–1543
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions12 x 7 5/8 in. (30.4 x 19.4 cm)
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=or_2265_f015v
Accession numberMS. Or. 2265, f. 15v
Nushirwan Listening to Owls in the...
Nushirwan Listening to Owls in the Ruined Palace from the Khamsa made for Tahmasp, Tabriz
Description: Relief
Relief
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions53 × 35 cm
LocationMusée national du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia
http://www.bardomuseum.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100%3Abas-relief&catid=46%3Afondation-de-kairouan-&Itemid=73&lang=en
Relief
Relief
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with musicians playing shehnai
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with musicians playing shehnai
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1850–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, spit, zig zag variation, herringbone, close herringbone, seed, and star stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/292563
Accession number2009-250-13
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail with musicians playing shehnai
Description: Left half of a double frontispiece to a Koran, Istanbul
Left half of a double frontispiece to a Koran, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1491
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK Y. 913, f. 4r
Left half of a double frontispiece to a...
Left half of a double frontispiece to a Koran, Istanbul
Description: An East African youth looking in a mirror, from Jami, "Haft...
An East African youth looking in a mirror, from Jami, "Haft Aurang," Mashhad (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1550
Object typePainting
Materialsink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1946.12.221/
Accession numberF1946.12.221
An East African youth looking in a...
An East African youth looking in a mirror, from Jami, "Haft Aurang," Mashhad (?)
Description: Frontispiece to al-Hariri, Maqamāt, Egypt or Syria
Frontispiece to al-Hariri, Maqamāt, Egypt or Syria
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1334
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions14 5/8 x 10 in. (37 x 25.5 cm)
LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00659476 
Accession numberCod. A. F. 9 Han
Frontispiece to al-Hariri,...
Frontispiece to al-Hariri, Maqamāt, Egypt or Syria
Description: Illuminated shamsa with corner pieces
Illuminated shamsa with corner pieces
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1566
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions26.2 x 16.8 cm, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b
Illuminated shamsa with corner pieces
Illuminated shamsa with corner pieces
Description: Lion drawing with three lines of text from a discourse on wild animals
Lion drawing with three lines of text from a discourse on wild animals
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator name (description)Text by Ka’b al-Ahbar
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1000–1199
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions6 3/16 × 4 3/4 in. (15.72 × 12.06 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451193
Accession number54.108.3
Lion drawing with three lines of text...
Lion drawing with three lines of text from a discourse on wild animals
Description: Flute player and armed warriors, detail of the Chigi Vase
Flute player and armed warriors, detail of the Chigi Vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 650–625 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationVilla Giulia, Rome
Flute player and armed warriors, detail...
Flute player and armed warriors, detail of the Chigi Vase
Description: Crucifixion, detail of group of musicians
Crucifixion, detail of group of musicians
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1470–1480
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera and gold on panel
LocationMuseum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
https://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/335_crucifixion
Accession number69.197
Crucifixion, detail of group of...
Crucifixion (detail): group of musicians
Description: Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating Sorcerers in a Courtyard from the Hamzanāma
Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating Sorcerers in a Courtyard from the Hamzanāma
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1557–1572
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on cotton, mounted on paper
Dimensions26 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. (67 x 51 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/23165
Accession number24.49
Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating...
Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating Sorcerers in a Courtyard from the Hamzanāma
Description: Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp
Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1556–1565
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in. (34.2 x 23.2 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=40022
Accession numberF1946.12.253
Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp
Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp
Description: Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Koran
Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Koran
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date971–972 AD
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsBlack ink on paper
Dimensions10 1/4 × 7 in. (26 × 17.8 cm)
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberCBL Is. 1434, fol. 4b
Page from a dispersed manuscript of the...
Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Koran
Description: A woman approaching a bound blackman who is asleep, leaf from Diez album, Iran
A woman approaching a bound blackman who is asleep, leaf from Diez album, Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300–1400
Object typePainting
Materialsopaque ink and gold on paper
Dimensions20.7 × 22.3 cm
LocationBerlin State Library
https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN635104741&PHYSID=PHYS_0017&DMDID=DMDLOG_0017
Accession numberDiez A fol. 71
A woman approaching a bound blackman who...
A woman approaching a bound blackman who is asleep, leaf from Diez album, Iran
Description: Ring of dancers with musicians
Ring of dancers with musicians
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (14.6 x 29.5 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8960/
Accession number306:1978
Ring of dancers with musicians
Ring of dancers with musicians
Description: Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date907–908 AD
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on parchment
Dimensions16.7 × 10.5 cm
LocationLibrary of the Great Mosque, Qayrawan, Tunisia
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: A musician
A musician
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1670–1700
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and watercolor on paper
Dimensions20.2 × 12 cm (image); 28.6 × 17.5 cm (sheet)
LocationNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
A musician
A musician
Description: The constellation Andromeda from al-Sufi’s Treatise on the Fixed Stars
The constellation Andromeda from al-Sufi’s Treatise on the Fixed Stars
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1009–1010
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and color on paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford
https://iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/iiif/viewer/c1caa84c-f6d2-483f-9eb4-2439cccdc801#?
Accession numberMs. Marsh 144, p. 165
The constellation Andromeda from...
The constellation Andromeda from al-Sufi’s Treatise on the Fixed Stars
Description: The Woman speaking with the Old Lady about Riyad, while Riyad is stopped near the...
The Woman speaking with the Old Lady about Riyad, while Riyad is stopped near the pool with blood pouring from her face
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1225
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationVatican Library
Accession numberVat. Ar. 368, fol. 13r
The Woman speaking with the Old Lady...
The Woman speaking with the Old Lady about Riyad, while Riyad is stopped near the pool with blood pouring from her face
Description: The Accession of Süleyman from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
The Accession of Süleyman from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1558
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 1517, ff. 17v–18r
The Accession of Süleyman from...
The Accession of Süleyman from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
Description: Single Folio from a Four-part Qur’an
Single Folio from a Four-part Qur’an
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date993 AD
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, gold and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions23.9 × 33.8 cm
LocationThe Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collections-islamic-art-single-folio-from-a-four-part-quran-kfq-90/
Accession numberKFQ 90
Single Folio from a Four-part...
Single Folio from a Four-part Qur’an
Description: Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar,...
Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar, Bukhara
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureUzbek
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1538
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions10 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (26.2 x 16.8 x 2.6 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1956.14
Accession numberF1956.14, f. 22
Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black...
Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar, Bukhara
Description: Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an, detail
Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1189
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationIran Bastan Museum, Tehran
Accession numbermanuscript no. 3507, fol. 198a
Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an,...
Colophon of a Ghurid Qur’an, detail
Description: Right half of a double-page frontispiece, manuscript of the Epistles of the Sincere...
Right half of a double-page frontispiece, manuscript of the Epistles of the Sincere Brethren
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1287
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSüleymaniye Library, Istanbul
Accession number3638, fol. 3b
Right half of a double-page...
Right half of a double-page frontispiece, manuscript of the Epistles of the Sincere Brethren
Description: Leather bookbinding
Leather bookbinding
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1256
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsLeather
LocationBritish Library, London
Leather bookbinding
Leather bookbinding
Description: Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Deccan
Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Deccan
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureDelhi Sultanate
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1483
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (47.6 x 31.1 cm)
LocationArchaeological Museum, Bijapur, India
Accession numberMS 912
Double page from a manuscript of the...
Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Deccan
Description: Leaf from a Kalila wa-Dimna manuscript
Leaf from a Kalila wa-Dimna manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions12.5 × 19.1 cm
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Leaf from a Kalila wa-Dimna manuscript
Leaf from a Kalila wa-Dimna manuscript
Description: The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1314-1315
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, colors, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions43.5 x 30 cm (17 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
LocationUniversity Library, Edinburgh
https://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEsha~4~4~60636~102844:World-History,-f-42r
Accession numberOr.Ms 20, f. 42r
The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
Description: Talismanic figure made for marble, detail from a page with talismanic figures of...
Talismanic figure made for marble, detail from a page with talismanic figures of various stones
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1413
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS B. 411
Talismanic figure made for marble,...
Talismanic figure made for marble, detail from a page with talismanic figures of various stones
Description: Love and Harmony
Love and Harmony
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 13
Creator name (description)Published by Laurie & Whittle
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1797
Object typePrint
MaterialsHand-colored mezzotint
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_2010-7081-1260
Accession number20,107,081.13
Love and Harmony
Love and Harmony
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: Parts of the typical Islamic book
Parts of the typical Islamic book
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Parts of the typical Islamic book
Parts of the typical Islamic book
Description: Page for an album made for Jahanghir
Page for an album made for Jahanghir
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1608–1618
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions10 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (26.8 x 15.8 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1954.116
Accession numberF1954.116
Page for an album made for Jahanghir
Page for an album made for Jahanghir
Description: Double opening folios of the tenth juz' of a Qur'an maniscript
Double opening folios of the tenth juz' of a Qur'an maniscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1073–1074
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on paper
Dimensions26 × 20.5 cm
LocationImam Riza Shah Shrine Library, Mashhad, Iran
Double opening folios of the tenth juz'...
Double opening folios of the tenth juz' of a Qur'an maniscript
Description: Frontispiece to volume 17 of Kitab al-Aghani manuscript
Frontispiece to volume 17 of Kitab al-Aghani manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions30.6 × 22 cm
LocationMillet Kutuphanesi, Istanbul
Frontispiece to volume 17 of Kitab...
Frontispiece to volume 17 of Kitab al-Aghani manuscript
Description: The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567...
The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567 from Loqman, Shahnāma-yi Salīm Khān, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1581
Object typeBook/Manuscript
DimensionsField of each page 11 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (30 x 18 cm)
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK A. 3595, ff. 53–54r
The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid...
The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567 from Loqman, Shahnāma-yi Salīm Khān, Istanbul
Description: Carpet pages from a Qurʼan manuscript
Carpet pages from a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationThe Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London
Carpet pages from a Qurʼan...
Carpet pages from a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1328–1336
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, colors, gold, silver on paper
Dimensions8 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (21 x 29 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/169542?position=2
Accession number1960.19
Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great...
Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Description: Funeral Procession
Funeral Procession
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)AH 892
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1487
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensionspainting: 9 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (24.8 × 14 cm); page: 13 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 21.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451730
Accession number63.210.35
Funeral Procession
Funeral Procession
Description: Badr al-Din Lu’lu’lu hunting with falcons, frontispiece to Book of...
Badr al-Din Lu’lu’lu hunting with falcons, frontispiece to Book of Songs, volume 20
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1219
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationDet kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen
Accession numberCod. arab. 168 fol. 1r
Badr al-Din Lu’lu’lu hunting...
Badr al-Din Lu’lu’lu hunting with falcons, frontispiece to Book of Songs, volume 20
Description: Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing
Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions17 x 14 x 13 in. (43.18 x 35.56 x 33.02 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253543
Accession numberM.86.296.85
Seated male figure rhythmically...
Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing
Description: Chart of zodiacal signs with planetary terms
Chart of zodiacal signs with planetary terms
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1300–1325
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS Revan 1707
Chart of zodiacal signs with planetary...
Chart of zodiacal signs with planetary terms
Description: Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) from Hōryūji
Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) from Hōryūji
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 03
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 600–700 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with traces of gesso and color
DimensionsH. 33 cm
Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) from...
Heavenly Musician (Apsaras) from Hōryūji
Description: Boxing match and flute player, detail of a Greek painting
Boxing match and flute player, detail of a Greek painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 365 B.C.
Object typePainting
Dimensions37.4 × 90.2 in. (95 × 229 cm)
LocationTomb of the Stag Hunt (Men's Tomb), Paestum, Italy
Boxing match and flute player, detail of...
Boxing match and flute player, detail of a Greek painting
Description: Leather bookbinding
Leather bookbinding
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator name (description)after Marçais and Poinssot
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 883–884 AD
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLeather
Dimensions7.6 × 12 cm
LocationDar al-Kutub, Cairo
Leather bookbinding
Leather bookbinding
Description: Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma,...
Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1300–1330
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque watercolors, gold on paper
Dimensions6 5/16 x 5 11/16 in. (16 x 14.5 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/46202
Accession number36.239
Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from...
Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Description: Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of honor from Caliph al-Qadir Bi’llah
Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of honor from Caliph al-Qadir Bi’llah
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1315
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationEdinburgh University Library
Accession numberOr. Ms. 20, fol. 121r
Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of...
Mahmud ibn Sebuktegin donning a robe of honor from Caliph al-Qadir Bi’llah
Description: Seated turtle-shell drummer
Seated turtle-shell drummer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Seated turtle-shell drummer
Seated turtle-shell drummer
Description: An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page...
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page mounted in an album, Baghdad
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1396
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions11 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (28.5 x 19.5 cm)
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 2154, f. 20v
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju...
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page mounted in an album, Baghdad
Description: Shahjahan Holding a Jewel, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Shahjahan Holding a Jewel, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1645
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, gold and ink on paper
Dimensions14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.83 x 25.4 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
http://collections.lacma.org/node/239300
Accession numberM.78.9.15, f. 23v
Shahjahan Holding a Jewel, from the Late...
Shahjahan Holding a Jewel, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Description: Demon in Chains, Transoxiana
Demon in Chains, Transoxiana
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1400–1430
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
DimensionsImage: 10 1/16 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 33.7 cm); Overall: 10 5/8 x 13 13/16 in. (27 x 35.2 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.63
Accession number1982.63
Demon in Chains, Transoxiana
Demon in Chains, Transoxiana
Description: Monument to Wallace Hartley
Monument to Wallace Hartley
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationColne, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Monument to Wallace Hartley
Monument to Wallace Hartley
Description: A black man with a staff
A black man with a staff
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
Materialsalbum leaf
LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul
Accession numberHazine 2153
A black man with a staff
A black man with a staff
Description: Procession of the Confectioners with Candy-Gardens from Vehbi, Sūrnāma,...
Procession of the Confectioners with Candy-Gardens from Vehbi, Sūrnāma, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1723
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK A. 3595, f. 162b
Procession of the Confectioners with...
Procession of the Confectioners with Candy-Gardens from Vehbi, Sūrnāma, Istanbul
Description: Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of...
Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of the Shāhnāma
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1515–1522
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsPaper
Dimensions12 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. (31.8 x 20.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=231523&partId=1&searchText=rustam&page=1
Accession number1948,1211,0.23, f. 6v
Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the...
Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of the Shāhnāma
Description: World map from a copy of al-Idrisi’s Geography
World map from a copy of al-Idrisi’s Geography
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and color on paper
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMs. Arabe 2221, fols. 3b–4a
World map from a copy of...
World map from a copy of al-Idrisi’s Geography
Description: Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis,"...
Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis," fol. 13r
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1370–1400
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsVellum
Dimensions171 × 158 mm
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberMS. Add. 27695
Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan....
Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis," fol. 13r
Description: Double folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Double folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date600–730 AD
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on parchment
Dimensions30 × 20 cm
LocationBritish Library, London
Double folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Double folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: A black man beating a horse
A black man beating a horse
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
Materialsalbum leaf
LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul
Accession numberHazine 2153
A black man beating a horse
A black man beating a horse
Description: Two pages from a manuscript of the Koran copied on parchment in broken cursive...
Two pages from a manuscript of the Koran copied on parchment in broken cursive script
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date982–983 AD
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, gold and opaque watercolor on vellum
Dimensions17.6 × 25 cm
LocationNasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-two-quires-from-an-oblong-format-quran-qur261/
Accession numberQUR 261, fols. 8b, 9a
Two pages from a manuscript of the Koran...
Two pages from a manuscript of the Koran copied on parchment in broken cursive script
Description: Mourning for Rustam from the Baysunghur "Shāhnāma,"...
Mourning for Rustam from the Baysunghur "Shāhnāma," Herat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1430
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationGulistan Palace Library, Teheran, Iran
Accession numberMS. 61
Mourning for Rustam from the Baysunghur...
Mourning for Rustam from the Baysunghur "Shāhnāma," Herat
Description: A black man playing a stringed instrument while an onlooker claps his hands
A black man playing a stringed instrument while an onlooker claps his hands
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nameSiyah Qalam
Creator nationality/culturePersian, Turkmen, or western Central Asian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1400–1430
Object typePainting
Materialsalbum leaf
Dimensions16.2 × 27 cm
LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul
Accession numberHazine 2153
A black man playing a stringed...
A black man playing a stringed instrument while an onlooker claps his hands
Description: Krater from Spina, detail
Krater from Spina, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date500–401 BCE
Object typeContainers
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Ferrara, Italy
Krater from Spina, detail
Krater from Spina, detail
Description: Seated drummer
Seated drummer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art
Seated drummer
Seated drummer
Description: Carpet page from a manuscript of the Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi
Carpet page from a manuscript of the Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1268–1269
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationMevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey
Carpet page from a manuscript of the...
Carpet page from a manuscript of the Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi
Description: Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu, Manāfi' al ḥayawān, Maragha
Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu, Manāfi' al ḥayawān, Maragha
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1290–1299
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions6 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (16.8 x 14.8 cm)
LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York
https://www.themorgan.org/collection/treasures-of-islamic-manuscript-painting/19
Accession numberMS. M. 500
Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu,...
Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu, Manāfi' al ḥayawān, Maragha
Description: A nativity image for one born under Taurus, in the third decan under Saturn
A nativity image for one born under Taurus, in the third decan under Saturn
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1375–1400
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationKeir Collection, Ham, Richmond, England
Accession numberMSS III.46
A nativity image for one born under...
A nativity image for one born under Taurus, in the third decan under Saturn
Description: Abu'l-Fazl Presenting the First Book of the Akbarnama to Akbar from the second...
Abu'l-Fazl Presenting the First Book of the Akbarnama to Akbar from the second Akbarnāma
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1596–1597
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions9 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (24 x 13.5 cm)
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberMS. 3, f. 177r
Abu'l-Fazl Presenting the First Book of...
Abu'l-Fazl Presenting the First Book of the Akbarnama to Akbar from the second Akbarnāma
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Scorpio, with its Planetary Lord, Mars
Scorpio, with its Planetary Lord, Mars
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1300–1325
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS Revan 1707
Scorpio, with its Planetary Lord, Mars
Scorpio, with its Planetary Lord, Mars
Description: Double-page frontispiece, manuscript of the Arabic translation of Dioscorides’...
Double-page frontispiece, manuscript of the Arabic translation of Dioscorides’ De materia medica
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1229
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and opaque pigments on paper
LocationTopkapi Palace Library, Istanbul
Accession numberMs. Ahmet III, 2127, fols. 1b, 2a
Double-page frontispiece, manuscript of...
Double-page frontispiece, manuscript of the Arabic translation of Dioscorides’ De materia medica
Description: Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila), detail
Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 26
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1761
Object typePainting
LocationNational Museum, New Delhi
Accession number68.1768
Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of...
Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila), detail
Description: Illuminated folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Illuminated folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1000–1001
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsColors and gold on paper
Dimensions13.5 × 17.8 cm
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Illuminated folio from a Qurʼan...
Illuminated folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 61b
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in...
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Description: Funerary relief: sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony (Negroid dancers...
Funerary relief: sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony (Negroid dancers and musicians), overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 100–125 A.D.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale Romano, Rome
Funerary relief: sacred dance performed...
Funerary relief: sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony (Negroid dancers and musicians), overall view
Description: Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 875–876 AD
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on parchment
Dimensions12.7 × 19.3 cm
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul
Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a double-page) containing the names of God
Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a double-page) containing the names of God
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1566
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions28.3 x 16.3 c,, inset
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b
Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a...
Illuminated sarlawḥ (first in a double-page) containing the names of God
Description: Double page from a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Double page from a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1366–1368
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions29 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (75 x 50 cm)
LocationNational Library, Cairo
Accession numberMS. 6, ff. 318v–319r
Double page from a single-volume...
Double page from a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Description: Frontispiece, from The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Frontispiece, from The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1287
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSüleymaniye Library, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS Esad Efendi 3638
Frontispiece, from The Epistles of the...
Frontispiece, from The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Description: A black man at a court reception, p. 3, Iran
A black man at a court reception, p. 3, Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300–1400
Object typePainting
Materialsopaque ink and gold on paper
Dimensions34 × 28.2 cm
LocationBerlin State Library
https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN73601313X&PHYSID=PHYS_0006&DMDID=DMDLOG_0006
Accession numberDiez A fol. 70
A black man at a court reception, p. 3,...
A black man at a court reception, p. 3, Iran
Description: Left half of the frontispiece to the 7th volume of a manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Left half of the frontispiece to the 7th volume of a manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1304–1306
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (47 x 32 cm)
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/turning-the-pages/?id=0354faf0-a67a-11db-87d3-0050c2490048&type=book
Accession numberMS. Add. 22412, f. 2r
Left half of the frontispiece to the 7th...
Left half of the frontispiece to the 7th volume of a manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Description: Hafiz and the Beauty from Hafiz, Dīvān, Kashmir, f. 108r
Hafiz and the Beauty from Hafiz, Dīvān, Kashmir, f. 108r
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1796–1797
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm)
LocationSaltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library, St. Petersburg, Russia
Accession numberMS. 386
Hafiz and the Beauty from Hafiz,...
Hafiz and the Beauty from Hafiz, Dīvān, Kashmir, f. 108r
Description: Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh
Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1338
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions32.4 x 24.8 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/bound-section-of-a-quran-29029
Accession number29.58, fols. 1b–2a
Double-page illumination from a Qur'an...
Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh
Description: The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from a Collection of Prayers, Morocco
The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from a Collection of Prayers, Morocco
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMoroccan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1500–1600
Object typeBook/Manuscript
DimensionsEach page 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (13.5 x 13.8 cm)
LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Berlin
The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from...
The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from a Collection of Prayers, Morocco
Description: The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i...
The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i Nabī, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1594
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions7 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (18.5 x 18 cm)
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 1221, f. 223v
The Birth of the Prophet from the first...
The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i Nabī, Istanbul
Description: Leaf from Warqa wa-Gulshah, detail
Leaf from Warqa wa-Gulshah, detail
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions27.7 × 21.3 cm
LocationTopkapi Sarayi Library, Istanbul
Leaf from Warqa wa-Gulshah, detail
Leaf from Warqa wa-Gulshah, detail
Description: Todi Ragini
Todi Ragini
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1640–1650
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149346/todi-ragini
Accession number17.2378
Todi Ragini
Todi Ragini
Description: Maymun the Patriotic Monkey Luring the Bears to their Fate from Kashifi,...
Maymun the Patriotic Monkey Luring the Bears to their Fate from Kashifi, Anvār-i Suhaylī
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1570
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSchool of Oriental and African Studies, London
Accession numberMS. 10102, f. 181v
Maymun the Patriotic Monkey Luring the...
Maymun the Patriotic Monkey Luring the Bears to their Fate from Kashifi, Anvār-i Suhaylī
Description: Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1186
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on paper
Dimensions43 × 31.5 cm
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio of a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing musicians and dancers performing for a...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing musicians and dancers performing for a seated Babu
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 12
Creator nationality/cultureBengali
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1875–1900
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, darning, outline, satin, running, eye, surface satin, fern, zig zag, stem stitch shading, dot, and seed stitches
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88594
Accession number1994-148-684
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing musicians and dancers performing for a seated Babu
Description: The building of the palace of Khwarnaq, from Nizami, "Khamsa,"...
The building of the palace of Khwarnaq, from Nizami, "Khamsa," Heart, fol. 154v
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1494
Object typePainting
Materialspainting
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberno. Or. 6810
The building of the palace of Khwarnaq,...
The building of the palace of Khwarnaq, from Nizami, "Khamsa," Heart, fol. 154v
Description: Illuminated diagram of rule from a "Naṣā'iḥ-i...
Illuminated diagram of rule from a "Naṣā'iḥ-i Iskandar" (Counsels of Alexander)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1425
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions19.6 x 10.5 cm, folio
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberAr.4183, fol. 12a
Illuminated diagram of rule from a...
Illuminated diagram of rule from a "Naṣā'iḥ-i Iskandar" (Counsels of Alexander)
Description: Black dancer beside a woman playing a tabor
Black dancer beside a woman playing a tabor
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1570–1520 B.C.
Object typeOther
MaterialsMural painting
LocationNecropolis of Sheikh Abdel Qurna, Tomb of Wah, Thebes, Egypt
Black dancer beside a woman playing a...
Black dancer beside a woman playing a tabor
Description: Leaf from a Qurʼan
Leaf from a Qurʼan
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1020
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions45.5 × 31 cm
LocationMusée des Arts Islamiques de Kairouan, Tunisia
Leaf from a Qurʼan
Leaf from a Qurʼan
Description: Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in...
Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in 1370, from a dispersed "Ẓafarnāma," Shiraz
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1436
Object typeBook/Manuscript
DimensionsEach page 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (35 x 24.5 cm)
LocationSackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_S1986.133.1 and http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=22095
Accession numberS1986.133.1; S1986.133.2
Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on...
Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in 1370, from a dispersed "Ẓafarnāma," Shiraz
Description: Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna,...
Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna, probably Tabriz
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1330–1370
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions8 x 7 3/4 in. (20.3 x 19.7 cm)
LocationUniversity Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberMS F. 1422, f. 19v
Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends...
Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna, probably Tabriz
Description: Jupiter
Jupiter
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1300–1325
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS Revan 1707
Jupiter
Jupiter
Description: The Negus of Abyssinia receives the Mecca envoys, fol. 52r, from Rashid al-Din,...
The Negus of Abyssinia receives the Mecca envoys, fol. 52r, from Rashid al-Din, World History
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1314
Object typePainting
Materialspainting
LocationEdinburgh University Library
https://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEsha~4~4~64742~103064?qvq=q%3A9999999%3Bsort%3Awork_creator_details%2Cwork_shelfmark%2Cwork_source_page_no%2Cwork_title%3Blc%3AUoEsha~4~4&cic=UoEsha~4~4&sort=work_creator_details%2Cwork_shelfmark%2Cwork_source_page_no%2Cwork_title&mi=0&trs=1&page=0
Accession numberMs. Or 20
The Negus of Abyssinia receives the...
The Negus of Abyssinia receives the Mecca envoys, fol. 52r, from Rashid al-Din, World History
Description: Court Scene, from Sa'di, Būstān, Bukhara
Court Scene, from Sa'di, Būstān, Bukhara
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureUzbek
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1616
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberMS. Pers. 297
Court Scene, from Sa'di,...
Court Scene, from Sa'di, Būstān, Bukhara
Description: The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1558
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 1517, ff. 108v–109r
The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi,...
The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
Description: Double frontispiece from al-Busiri, al-Kawākib al-durriyya, Cairo
Double frontispiece from al-Busiri, al-Kawākib al-durriyya, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1470
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions16 x 11 3/4 in. (40.5 x 30 cm)
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberMS. 4168, ff. 1v–2r
Double frontispiece from al-Busiri,...
Double frontispiece from al-Busiri, al-Kawākib al-durriyya, Cairo
Description: Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian elephants as tribute
Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian elephants as tribute
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1425
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and watercolor with touches of gold metallic paint on paper
Dimensions43 x 33.7 cm
LocationWorcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/11449/an-indian-embassy-before-sultan-mahmud-of-ghanzna-from-the
Accession number1935.2
Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian...
Mahmud of Ghazni receiving Indian elephants as tribute
Description: Map of the Nile from a copy of al-Khwarizmi’s Geography
Map of the Nile from a copy of al-Khwarizmi’s Geography
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1037
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and color on paper
LocationUniversité de Strasbourg, France
Accession numberMS. 4.247, fols. 30b–31a
Map of the Nile from a copy of...
Map of the Nile from a copy of al-Khwarizmi’s Geography
Description: Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1403
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions11 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (29.5 x 20.4 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1932.30
Accession numberF1932.30
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad...
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Description: Venus
Venus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1300–1325
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS Revan 1707
Venus
Venus
Description: Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan....
Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan. Panel of the Santa Auta Altarpiece
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
LocationMuseu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
Accession number1462
Group of six black musicians, detail of...
Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan. Panel of the Santa Auta Altarpiece
Description: Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad...
Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad Juki, Herat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1450
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationRoyal Asiatic Society, London
http://www.fihrist.org.uk/profile/manuscript/216fbd2b-3879-4303-afcf-59708d18b43f
Accession numberMS. Morley 239, f. 56r
Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber...
Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad Juki, Herat
Description: Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi'...
Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi' al-tawārikh, Tabriz
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1315
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions4 3/4 x 10 in. (12 x 25 cm)
LocationUniversity Library, Edinburgh
http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEsha~4~4~60889~102867:World-History,-f-134v-detail
Accession numberOr.Ms 20, f. 134v
Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges,...
Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi' al-tawārikh, Tabriz
Description: The Drunk Cobbler Riding on one of Bahram Gur's Lions from the Mohl...
The Drunk Cobbler Riding on one of Bahram Gur's Lions from the Mohl Shāhnāma, India
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureDelhi Sultanate
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1483
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberMS. Or 1403, f. 368v
The Drunk Cobbler Riding on one of...
The Drunk Cobbler Riding on one of Bahram Gur's Lions from the Mohl Shāhnāma, India
Description: Amphora, detail
Amphora, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 480 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/56711
Accession numberIV 3724
Amphora, detail
Hoplite holding a round shield decorated with a black trumpeter, detail of an amphora
Description: [John Fraser, Tambourinist with the Coldstream Guards Band]
[John Fraser, Tambourinist with the Coldstream Guards Band]
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 13
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1790–1800
Object typePrint
MaterialsMezzotint
LocationBritish Museum, London
[John Fraser, Tambourinist with the...
[John Fraser, Tambourinist with the Coldstream Guards Band]
Description: Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh,"...
Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh," Herat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1425
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 1653, f. 21v
Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru,...
Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh," Herat
Description: Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsGold on blue-dyed parchment
Dimensions31 × 41 cm
LocationMusée des Arts Islamiques, Qayrawan, Tunisia
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of...
Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of anilometer
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureLibyan
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 101–200 A.D.
Object typeMosaic
Dimensions46.5 × 126.8 in. (118 × 322 cm)
LocationArchaeological Museum, Tripoli, Libya
Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile...
Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of anilometer
Description: Right-hand frontispiece to the sixth section of a thirty-part Koran manuscript
Right-hand frontispiece to the sixth section of a thirty-part Koran manuscript
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationNational Library, Cairo
Accession numberMS 72
Right-hand frontispiece to the sixth...
Right-hand frontispiece to the sixth section of a thirty-part Koran manuscript
Description: The Court of Gayumars,
The Court of Gayumars,
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1525–1535
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions13 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (34.2 x 23.1 cm)
LocationSadruddin Aga Khan, Geneva
The Court of Gayumars,
The Court of Gayumars,
Description: Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the Nine Heroes Tapestries), detail of black...
Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the Nine Heroes Tapestries), detail of black musician
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1400–1410
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool warp, wool wefts
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468233
Accession number47.101.3
Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the...
Black musician. Portion of a tapestry devoted to the Nine Worthies (detail)
Description: Leather bookbinding for a Qurʼan manuscript
Leather bookbinding for a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 378/899 AD
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsLeather
Dimensions19.9 × 13.8 cm
LocationLibrary of the Great Mosque, Qayrawan, Tunisia
Leather bookbinding for a Qurʼan...
Leather bookbinding for a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Female rasp player seated on a stool
Female rasp player seated on a stool
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldenberg, Los Angeles
Female rasp player seated on a stool
Female rasp player seated on a stool
Description: Figures of the daemonic decans
Figures of the daemonic decans
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1458–1459
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteka Jagiellońska, Krakow, Poland
Accession numberMSS 793
Figures of the daemonic decans
Figures of the daemonic decans
Description: Leaf from a manuscript of Dioskorides ' de materia medica
Leaf from a manuscript of Dioskorides ' de materia medica
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1229
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions19.2 × 14 cm
LocationTopkapi Sarayi Library, Istanbul
Leaf from a manuscript of Dioskorides '...
Leaf from a manuscript of Dioskorides ' de materia medica
Description: The Youthful Akbar Presenting a Picture to his Father Humayun
The Youthful Akbar Presenting a Picture to his Father Humayun
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1557–1560
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions9 x 5 1/2 in. (23 x 14 cm)
LocationGulistan Palace Library, Teheran, Iran
The Youthful Akbar Presenting a Picture...
The Youthful Akbar Presenting a Picture to his Father Humayun
Description: Black men in a fight, leaf from Diez album, Iran
Black men in a fight, leaf from Diez album, Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300–1400
Object typePainting
Materialsopaque ink and gold on paper
Dimensions27 × 29.1 cm
LocationBerlin State Library
https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN736013601&PHYSID=PHYS_0046&DMDID=DMDLOG_0046
Accession numberDiez A fol. 72
Black men in a fight, leaf from Diez...
Black men in a fight, leaf from Diez album, Iran
Description: Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, Shiraz
Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, Shiraz
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureInjuid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1333
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions3 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (10 x 11.2 cm)
LocationSaltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library, St. Petersburg, Russia
http://primo.nlr.ru/07NLR_VU1:default_scope:07NLR_LMS010117481
Accession numberMS. Дорн 329, f. 45v
Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi,...
Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, Shiraz
Description: Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 15b
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Description: Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari, Automata, Egypt or Syria
Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari, Automata, Egypt or Syria
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1315
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (31.1 x 21.6 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1930.75
Accession numberF1930.75
Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari,...
Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari, Automata, Egypt or Syria
Description: Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and a black woman
Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and a black woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1670
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationFormerly at Castle Pretzch, then Schwedt an der Oder, Germany
Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and...
Chinese musicians, a dancing child, and a black woman
Description: Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1314–1315
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, translucent and opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions14 × 25.5 cm
LocationNasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-the-jami-al-tawarikh-of-rashid-al-din-mss727-folio-45a/
Accession numberMSS 727, folio 45a
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
Description: Candlestick, Cairo
Candlestick, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1269–1270
Object typeLighting device
MaterialsBrass inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsH 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); diameter of base 9 7/8 in. (25 cm)
LocationMuseum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Candlestick, Cairo
Candlestick, Cairo
Description: Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle
Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing musician holding a whistle and...
Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle
Description: Qur'an page
Qur'an page
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleAuthor/Writer
Creation dateAD 800–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, color and gold on parchment
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (23.9 x 33.6 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1930.60/
Accession numberF1930.60
Qur'an page
Qur'an page
Description: Page from a dismembered manuscript of the Koran, Khurasan or Transoxiana
Page from a dismembered manuscript of the Koran, Khurasan or Transoxiana
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1400–1425
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions69 5/8 x 39 3/4 in. (177 x 101 cm)
LocationFatema Farmanfarmaian private collection, London
Page from a dismembered manuscript of...
Page from a dismembered manuscript of the Koran, Khurasan or Transoxiana
Description: Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Baghdad
Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Baghdad
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1306–1313
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK E.H. 234, f. 10r
Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the...
Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Baghdad
Description: Copy of al-Hariri’s Maqamat
Copy of al-Hariri’s Maqamat
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator name (description)Transcribed and illustrated by Yahya al-Wasiti
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1237
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and opaque pigments on paper
Dimensions14 1/2 × 11 in. (37 × 28 cm)
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMs. Arabe 5847
Copy of al-Hariri’s Maqamat
Copy of al-Hariri’s Maqamat
Description: Dancers and musicians in main zone of frieze, detail of sacred dance performed...
Dancers and musicians in main zone of frieze, detail of sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 100–125 A.D.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale Romano, Rome
Dancers and musicians in main zone of...
Dancers and musicians in main zone of frieze, detail of sacred dance performed during an Isiac ceremony
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Ghurid Qur’an of 584/1189, sūra 113, the penultimate chapter of the...
Ghurid Qur’an of 584/1189, sūra 113, the penultimate chapter of the Qur’an
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureGhurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1189
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationIran Bastan Museum, Tehran
Accession numbermanuscript no. 3507, fol. 194b
Ghurid Qur’an of 584/1189,...
Ghurid Qur’an of 584/1189, sūra 113, the penultimate chapter of the Qur’an
Description: Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleArtist
Creation date691–743 AD
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsColors and gold on parchment
LocationDar al-Makhtutat, Sana'a, Yemen
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: The Life of Sir Henry Unton, detail
The Life of Sir Henry Unton, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1596
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions740 × 1632 mm
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw06456/Sir-Henry-Unton
Accession numberNPG 710
The Life of Sir Henry Unton, detail
The Life of Sir Henry Unton, detail
Description: Double frontispiece to a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Double frontispiece to a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1370
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions27 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (70.5 x 49.5 cm)
LocationNational Library, Cairo
Accession numberMS. 54, ff. 1v–2r
Double frontispiece to a single-volume...
Double frontispiece to a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Description: Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on parchment
Dimensions10.2 × 17.1 cm
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and...
Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and Mushtarī, Bukhara
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureUzbek
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1523
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions7 7/16 x 5 in. (18.9 x 12.7 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1932.6
Accession numberF1932.6
Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at...
Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and Mushtarī, Bukhara
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: The Bier of Alexander, from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
The Bier of Alexander, from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1328–1336
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions22 11/16 x 15 5/8 in. (57.6 x 39.7 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1938.3
Accession numberF1938.3
The Bier of Alexander, from the Great...
The Bier of Alexander, from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Description: Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Lahore
Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Lahore
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1573–1474
Object typeBook/Manuscript
DimensionsEach page 13 x 8 5/8 in. (33 x 22 cm)
LocationBritish Library, London
http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS032-002029021
Accession numberMS. Add. 18497, ff. 188v–189r
Double page from a manuscript of the...
Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Lahore
Description: A black man pulling at his tongue, watched by an older man
A black man pulling at his tongue, watched by an older man
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
Materialsalbum leaf
LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul
Accession numberHazine 2160
A black man pulling at his tongue,...
A black man pulling at his tongue, watched by an older man
Description: Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1307–1308
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions20 3/16 × 14 1/2 in. (51.3 × 36.8cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451203
Accession number55.44
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Description: Dancing shamans
Dancing shamans
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1550
Object typePainting
LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul
Accession numberHazine 2143
Dancing shamans
Dancing shamans
Description: Page of calligraphy
Page of calligraphy
Posted by:John Carlson
May 19
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1600
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, pencil, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions17 7/8 × 12 1/4 in. (45.4 × 31.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451962
Accession number67.266.7.10r
Page of calligraphy
Page of calligraphy
Description: Leaf from a Qurʼan
Leaf from a Qurʼan
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions33 × 24.6 cm
LocationTopkapi Sarayi Library, Istanbul
Leaf from a Qurʼan
Leaf from a Qurʼan
Description: Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1143
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions18 × 18.8 cm
LocationIstanbul University Library, Turkey
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Frontispiece of a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: Stone mould for pressing leather
Stone mould for pressing leather
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone
Dimensions30.2 cm
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Stone mould for pressing leather
Stone mould for pressing leather
Description: The Investiture of 'Ali at Ghadir Khumm, from Burini, A̅thār...
The Investiture of 'Ali at Ghadir Khumm, from Burini, A̅thār al-bāqiya, north-west Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1307–1308
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationUniversity Library, Edinburgh
http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEsha~4~4~64063~102975:Chronolgy-of-Ancient-Nations,-f-162
Accession numberOr.Ms 161, f. 162r
The Investiture of 'Ali at Ghadir Khumm,...
The Investiture of 'Ali at Ghadir Khumm, from Burini, A̅thār al-bāqiya, north-west Iran
Description: Talismanic figures for various stones
Talismanic figures for various stones
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1413
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul
Accession numberMSS B. 411
Talismanic figures for various stones
Talismanic figures for various stones
Description: A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p. 13, no. 1. Iran
A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p. 13, no. 1. Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1300–1400
Object typePainting
Materialsopaque ink and gold on paper
Dimensions29.1 × 21 cm
LocationBerlin State Library
https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN635104741&PHYSID=PHYS_0025&DMDID=DMDLOG_0025
Accession numberDiez A fol. 71
A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p....
A ruler serenaded by black musicians, p. 13, no. 1. Iran
Description: Detail of a voided velvet cushion cover, probably Bursa
Detail of a voided velvet cushion cover, probably Bursa
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1700–1750
Object typeTextile
MaterialsVelvet
Dimensions41 x 23 in. (104.1 x 58.4 cm)
LocationWhitworth Gallery, Manchester, England
http://gallerysearch.ds.man.ac.uk/Detail/26223
Accession numberT.8211
Detail of a voided velvet cushion cover,...
Detail of a voided velvet cushion cover, probably Bursa
Description: Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1000–1001
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on paper
Dimensions13.5 × 17.8 cm
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Folio from a Qurʼan manuscript
Description: World map from a copy of al-Kashgari’s Turkish grammar
World map from a copy of al-Kashgari’s Turkish grammar
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 20
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1266
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and color on paper
LocationMillet Genel Kütüphanesi, Istanbul
Accession numberAli Emiri 4189
World map from a copy of...
World map from a copy of al-Kashgari’s Turkish grammar
Description: The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca from Muhyi Lari, Futūḥ al-ḥaramayn,...
The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca from Muhyi Lari, Futūḥ al-ḥaramayn, Istanbul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1540
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK R. 917, f. 14r
The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca from Muhyi...
The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca from Muhyi Lari, Futūḥ al-ḥaramayn, Istanbul
Description: Leaf from a manuscript of al-Hariri's Maqamat
Leaf from a manuscript of al-Hariri's Maqamat
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1237
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions35 × 26 cm
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Leaf from a manuscript of al-Hariri's...
Leaf from a manuscript of al-Hariri's Maqamat
Description: Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 15b
Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Description: The statement on the Lord of red and his talisman
The statement on the Lord of red and his talisman
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1330–1450
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/5c9da286-6a02-406c-b990-0896b8ddbbb0/surfaces/a6b94e9e-5b5b-4fe9-820d-205969ef7008/
Accession numberMSS Or. 133
The statement on the Lord of red and his...
The statement on the Lord of red and his talisman
Description: Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the First Small Shāhnāma
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the First Small Shāhnāma
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1300–1350
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberMS. Pers. 104.61
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the...
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the First Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Description: Enthroned Prince from Ni'matnāma, Malwa
Enthroned Prince from Ni'matnāma, Malwa
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureDelhi Sultanate
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1495–1505
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberMS. 149, f. 6v
Enthroned Prince from Ni'matnāma,...
Enthroned Prince from Ni'matnāma, Malwa
Description: The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and Dimna," Herat
The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and Dimna," Herat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1429
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions11 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (28.7 x 19.7 cm)
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK R. 1022, f. 28v
The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and...
The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and Dimna," Herat
Description: Manuscript of the Koran, Morocco
Manuscript of the Koran, Morocco
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMoroccan
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1729–1730
Object typeBook/Manuscript
DimensionsEach page 12 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (31.5 x 19.5 cm)
LocationNational Library, Cairo
Accession numberMS. 2.5, ff. 258v–259r
Manuscript of the Koran, Morocco
Manuscript of the Koran, Morocco
Description: Right half to the frontispiece from the 30th section of a manuscript of the Koran,...
Right half to the frontispiece from the 30th section of a manuscript of the Koran, probably Konya
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureSeljuk
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1333
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions13 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (34.9 x 26.2 cm)
LocationSpencer Collection, New York Public Library, New York
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/qurn-fragment-srat-al-naba#/?tab=about
Accession numberSpencer Coll. Arab. ms. 3, f. 1v
Right half to the frontispiece from the...
Right half to the frontispiece from the 30th section of a manuscript of the Koran, probably Konya
Description: Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, south-west Iran
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, south-west Iran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMuzaffarid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1371
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberTSMK H. 1511, f. 203v
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from...
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, south-west Iran
Description: Bowl
Bowl
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleArtist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGilded, silver-footed with niello inlay
Dimensions27 cm (diam.)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Bowl
Bowl
Description: Bilal the Abyssinian giving the call to prayer
Bilal the Abyssinian giving the call to prayer
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1594–1595
Object typePainting
MaterialsGouache on paper
DimensionsFrom al-Waqidi, "Siyer-i Nebi," vol. III, Istanbul
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul
Bilal the Abyssinian giving the call to...
Bilal the Abyssinian giving the call to prayer
Description: The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1396
Object typePainting
Dimensions12 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (32 x 19 cm)
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_18113&index=0
Accession numberMS. Add. 18113, f. 45v
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
Description: Left half of the frontispiece from a manuscript of the Koran, Gwalior
Left half of the frontispiece from a manuscript of the Koran, Gwalior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureDelhi Sultanate
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1399
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24 x 17 cm)
LocationSadruddin Aga Khan, Geneva
Accession numberMS. 32, f. 2r
Left half of the frontispiece from a...
Left half of the frontispiece from a manuscript of the Koran, Gwalior
Description: Leather bookbinding
Leather bookbinding
Posted by:
Jul 09
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1182
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsLeather
Dimensions17.4 × 13.5 cm
LocationPreussische Staatsbibliothek, Berlin
Leather bookbinding
Leather bookbinding
Description: Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II in a Fantastic Landscape, Bijapur
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II in a Fantastic Landscape, Bijapur
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureDeccani
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1610
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Dimensions6 5/8 x 4 in. (17 x 10.2 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=231582&partId=1&searchText=sultan+ibrahim+adil&page=1
Accession number1937,0410,0.2
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II in a...
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II in a Fantastic Landscape, Bijapur
Description: Todi Ragini
Todi Ragini
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1760
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149719/todi-ragini
Accession number67.797
Todi Ragini
Todi Ragini
Description: The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a...
The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a "Mir'ājnāma," Herat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1436
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8427195m
Accession numberMS. Supp. Turc 190, f. 61r
The Torment of Those Who Squander the...
The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a "Mir'ājnāma," Herat
Description: Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār,...
Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār, Bukhara
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureUzbek
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1547–1548
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberMS. 215, f. 63v
Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from...
Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār, Bukhara
Description: Procession of Amun (detail): black dancers and trumpet players
Procession of Amun (detail): black dancers and trumpet players
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1342–1333 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
LocationTemple, Luxor, Egypt
Procession of Amun (detail): black...
Procession of Amun (detail): black dancers and trumpet players
Description: Black couple
Black couple
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
Materialsalbum leaf
LocationTopkapi Serail Library, Istanbul
Accession numberHazine 2153
Black couple
Black couple
Description: A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his...
A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his Icon, detached from Khusraw Dihlavi, Khansa, Lahore
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1597–1598
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Margins: Gold on dyed paper
Dimensions9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. (25.1 x 15.9 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446563
Accession number13.228.29
A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in...
A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his Icon, detached from Khusraw Dihlavi, Khansa, Lahore
Description: Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis
Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nationality/cultureHafsid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1405
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (24.2 x 15.8 cm)
LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8442839d.r=392%20koran?rk=21459;2
Accession numberMS. Arabe 392, f. 25v
Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the...
Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis

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