Bookbinding with Panels of Cut Leather
ManuscriptsPersian15th century

Bookbinding with Panels of Cut Leather

15th century

Classification
Manuscripts
Culture
Persian
Period
Timurid period
Century
15th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

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The Constellation Cassiopeia (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Arabic manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib of al-Sufi
Manuscripts
The Constellation Cassiopeia (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Arabic manuscript of the Kitab Suwar al-Kawakib of al-Sufi
Unknown Artist, late 15th-early 16th century

Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper

15th-16th centuryPersian
Illuminated sarlawh of Haft Paykar (text recto; illumination verso of folio 181) sarlawh from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Manuscripts
Illuminated sarlawh of Haft Paykar (text recto; illumination verso of folio 181) sarlawh from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1489

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Layla va Majnun (recto), Colophon (verso), folio 81 from a Manuscript of Fragments of Mathnavis by `Attar and Nizami
Manuscripts
Layla va Majnun (recto), Colophon (verso), folio 81 from a Manuscript of Fragments of Mathnavis by `Attar and Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1423-1424

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Bahram and a courtly feast (text verso; painting recto of folio 210), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Manuscripts
Bahram and a courtly feast (text verso; painting recto of folio 210), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1489

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Khusraw, Shirin, Shapur and the girls telling stories (text recto; painting verso of folio 165), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Manuscripts
Khusraw, Shirin, Shapur and the girls telling stories (text recto; painting verso of folio 165), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1489

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Sultan Sanjar and the old woman (text recto; painting verso of folio 18), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Manuscripts
Sultan Sanjar and the old woman (text recto; painting verso of folio 18), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1489

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Battle of Khusraw and Bahram Chubin (text recto; painting verso of folio 62), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizam
Manuscripts
Battle of Khusraw and Bahram Chubin (text recto; painting verso of folio 62), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizam
Unknown Artist, 1489

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Man and Youth Seated on an Outdoor Terrace, illustrated folio from a manuscript
Manuscripts
Man and Youth Seated on an Outdoor Terrace, illustrated folio from a manuscript
Unknown Artist, c. 1500

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th-16th centuryPersian
Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Nizami
Manuscripts
Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1470

Ink, colors, and gold on paper; leather binding with gilded tooling

15th centuryPersian
Manuscript of the Munsha’at (Letters) by Sharaf Munshi
Manuscripts
Manuscript of the Munsha’at (Letters) by Sharaf Munshi
Unknown Artist, 1486

Ink, colors, and gold on paper; velvet binding

15th centuryPersian
The Muslim Conquest of Multan in India (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's  Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)
Manuscripts
The Muslim Conquest of Multan in India (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)
Unknown Artist, c. 1425-1430

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
Qanbar Delivers `Ali's Letter to Mir Sayyaf (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama by Muhammad ibn Husam
Manuscripts
Qanbar Delivers `Ali's Letter to Mir Sayyaf (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama by Muhammad ibn Husam
Unknown Artist, c. 1477

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian
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