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Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Painting, recto; Text, verso of folio 31, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab-i Mihasikü’l-Hacc by Mevlana Jami

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 35, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab-i Mihasikü’l-Hacc by Mevlana Jami

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Painting, recto; Text, verso of folio 36, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab-i Mihasikü’l-Hacc by Mevlana Jami

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 39, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab-i Mihasikü’l-Hacc by Mevlana Jami

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Painting, recto; Painting, verso of folio 40, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab-i Mihasikü’l-Hacc by Mevlana Jami

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Lion (painting, recto); Tiger (painting, verso), Folio from a Manuscript on Natural History

Unknown Artist, 1643

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

17th centuryArab

Twenty-seven Folios from a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation

Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio 1 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 2: 150-151 (recto), Sura 2: 151-153 (verso)

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio 2 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 2: 153-156 (recto), Sura 2: 156-158 (verso)

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio 27 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 3: end 169- end 171 (recto), Sura 3: 172-173 (verso)

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 4: 36 - mid 44 (recto), Sura 4: 44 - mid 52 (verso)

Unknown Artist, 12th-13th century

Ink and gold on paper penwork, painted

12th-13th centuryIslamic

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 42: mid 51 - end 53 and Sura 43: 1 - 13 (recto), Sura 43: 13 - 28 (verso)

Unknown Artist, c. 1000-1100

Ink and opaque watercolor on vellum

11th centuryArab

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 27: mid 81-93 and begin Sura 28 (recto), Sura 28: 1 - 13 (verso)

Unknown Artist, c. 1000-1100

Ink and opaque watercolor on vellum

11th centuryNorth African

Illuminated page from a Zakhira-i Khvarazmshahi (Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khvarazm) of Isma’il Gorgani

Unknown Artist, 18th century

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Deccan Sultanate Style

18th centuryIndian

Page from a Zakhira-i Khvarazmshahi (Treasure Dedicated to the King of Khvarazm) of Isma’il Gorgani

Unknown Artist, 18th century

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Deccan Sultanate Style

18th centuryIndian

Illustrated Divination Manuscript in Shan Language and Script

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Two-sided horizontal accordion-fold manuscript; ink and color on paper

20th centuryThai

Illustrated Manual on Cats

Unknown Artist, late 19th century

Horizontal, accordion-fold manuscript; ink and color on blue paper

19th centuryThai