16th-17th century
22.2 x 14.3 cm (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Paintings and text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with marbled end papers
16th centuryOttomanInk and pigments on paper
18th centuryNepaleseInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
13th centuryEgyptianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianInk on paper
16th and 19th centuryPersianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk on sheepskin vellum
6th centuryCopticDouble-sided, detached-leaf manuscript (incomplete) with some illustrations; ink, color, and gold on black paper; with dated colophon
18th centuryNepaleseAccordion-fold book; gold ink on indigo-dyed paper; palace copy
15th centuryChineseInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
16th centuryIndianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard (covers) Ink, gold, and colors on paper (text)
18th and 19th centuriesPersian