ManuscriptsPersian18th and 19th centuries
Ghazals (recto and verso), The Beloved Contemplating His Beloved's Beauty (painting, verso), folio 56 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added
c. 1774
Dimensions
15.72 x 7.94 cm (6 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreManuscripts
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of an Anthology of Poetry of Jami, left-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century
Ink and gold on paper
16th-17th centuryPersianManuscripts
Rescue of Sa`d Vaqqas and Dalafruz (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama of Muhammad ibn Husam
Unknown Artist, c. 1477
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
15th centuryPersianManuscripts
Folio with notes in later hands (text recto; notes verso of folio 129), from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Illustrated Manuscript of Folklore (Hitopadesha)
Unknown Artist, c. 1800
One-sided, accordion-fold manuscript; ink and color on paper
19th centuryNepaleseManuscripts
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; illuminated heading verso of folio 58), from a manuscript of Prayers
Unknown Artist, dated 1837
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
19th centuryPersianManuscripts
Names of God, folio from a manuscript
Unknown Artist, 18th-19th century
Ink and gold on paper
18th-19th centuryPersianManuscripts
Folio from an Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman
Unknown Artist, c. 1669-1670
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersianManuscripts
The Story of Bahram Gur Hunting (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Unknown Artist, 1562
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 17: end 17 - mid 21 (recto), Sura 17: mid 21 - mid 24 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, 11th-12th century
Ink and gold on paper
11th-12th centuryIslamicManuscripts
A King Performing a Ritual (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series
Unknown Artist, 18th-19th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
18th-19th centuryIndianManuscripts
Sword of `Ali (Dhu al-Faqar) (recto), Footprint of the Prophet (verso), folio 92 from an An`am-i Sharif
Unknown Artist, c. 1790
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
18th-19th centuryOttomanManuscripts
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: begin 251 - begin 253 (recto), Sura 2: begin 253 - mid 253 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, 14th century
Ink and gold on paper
14th centuryPersian