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Illustrated Treatise on Elephants Written in Thai Language and Script

Unknown Artist, early 19th century

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

19th centuryThai

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Illustrated Manuscipt in Shan Language and Script

Unknown Artist, 19th century

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

19th centuryThai

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Bookbinding for a Qur'an

Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century

Leather and gold

16th-17th centuryPersian

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Leather Binding from a Manuscript

Unknown Artist, 15th century

Leather

15th centuryEgyptian

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Illuminated Manuscript

Unknown Artist, 9th-10th century

Paper

9th-10th centuryCoptic

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Gospel of the Lots of Mary

Unknown Artist, 6th century

Ink on sheepskin vellum

6th centuryCoptic

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Verses from the Divan by Hafiz, folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, c. 1530

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

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Verses from the Divan by Hafiz (recto and verso); folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, c. 1530

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

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Scene from the life of Buddha (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Unknown Artist, early 19th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

19th centuryPersian

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Manuscript of the First Volume of the Sahih of Bukhari

Unknown Artist, 1453

Illumination with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with leather binding

15th centuryOttoman?

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Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 64: mid 9 - begin 14 (recto), Sura 64: begin 14 -18 (verso)

Unknown Artist, 15th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th centuryOttoman?

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Illustrated Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c. 1579

Painting with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with lacquer binding

16th centuryOttoman

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Frontispiece (verso), Text (recto), illuminated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c. 1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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Text (recto and verso), folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c. 1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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Majnun Begging Before Layla's House (painting with text, recto; text, verso of folio 14) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c.1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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Layla with her Family (painting with text (verso), text (recto) of folio 22) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c. 1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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Layla in the Country in Spring (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 39) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c.1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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Majnun Sees the Battle between his Tribe and Layla's (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 46) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c.1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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The End of the Battle (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 50) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c.1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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Majnun in the Desert (painting with text, verso; text, recto of folio 108) illustrated folio from a Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Hamdi

Unknown Artist, c.1579

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryOttoman

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