Codices

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Unbekannter Künstler

late 8th–early 9th century

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"

Unbekannter Künstler

second half 9th–mid-10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

late 9th–early 10th century

Bifolium from the "Nurse's Qur'an" (Mushaf al-Hadina)

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 410 AH/1019–20 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

dated 531 AH/1137 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1180

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1180

"Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides

'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl

dated 621 AH/1224 CE

"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl

dated 621 AH/1224 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

late 13th–early 14th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri|Muhammad ibn Aibak ibn 'Abdallah

dated 707 AH/1307–8 CE

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari|Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif

dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi

Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi

dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1400

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Maulana Azhar|Nizami|Unknown

ca. 1430

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz

Bihzad|Hafiz

ca. 1480

Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi

`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

late 15th century

Khusrau and Shirin

Hatifi|Suzi

dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE

"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Sultan Muhammad|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

ca. 1525

"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Sultan Muhammad|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

ca. 1525

"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

ca. 1530

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Govardhan|Mir 'Ali Haravi

verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Chitarman

recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50

'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon Amid Foliage

Shah Quli

ca. 1540–50

"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Sultan Muhammad Nur|Mahmud Muzahib|Shaikh Zada|Nizami

dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1550–70

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1555–60

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1555–60

"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1590–95

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

Mustafa ibn Vali|Sultan Murad III|Mustafa b. Yusuf al-Darir al-Erzerumi

ca. 1595

"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Manohar|Muhammad Husain Kashmiri|Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Miskin|Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Miskin|Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Basawan|Muhammad Husain Kashmiri|Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar|Habiballah of Sava

ca. 1600

A Stallion

Habiballah of Sava

ca. 1601–6

"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Unbekannter Künstler

recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630–40

The Lovers

Riza-yi 'Abbasi

dated 1039 AH/1630 CE

The House of Bijapur

Kamal Muhammad|Chand Muhammad

ca. 1680

Black Stork in a Landscape

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1780

Calligraphic Galleon

'Abd al-Qadir Hisari

dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

dated 1268 AH/1851–52 CE

Coptic Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

3rd–12th century

Fragment of a Letter in Pahlavi Script

Unbekannter Künstler

618–29

Papyrus Fragments

Unbekannter Künstler

618–29

Letter in Pahlavi script

Unbekannter Künstler

early 7th century

Letter Fragment on Papyrus

Unbekannter Künstler

7th–9th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–9th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–9th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–10th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–10th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–10th century

Papyrus Fragments

Unbekannter Künstler

probably 8th–10th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–10th century

Fragment of a Letter

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–9th century

Letter Fragment on Papyrus

Unbekannter Künstler

8th–10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

second half 8th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

late 8th–early 9th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

9th–early 10th century

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

9th–early 10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

9th–10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

9th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

first half 10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

9th–10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

probably 9th century

Illustrated Single Work

Unbekannter Künstler

9th–10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

probably 9th century

Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

late 9th–early 10th century

Bifolium from a Qur'an

Unbekannter Künstler

late 9th–10th century

Two Folios from a Qur'an

Unbekannter Künstler

ca 10th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

late 9th–early 10th century

Paper Cut-Out

Unbekannter Künstler

10th century

Paper Cut-Out

Unbekannter Künstler

10th century

Page of Calligraphy

Unbekannter Künstler

10th–early 11th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

10th century

Paper Cut-Out

Unbekannter Künstler

10th century

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

10th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

dated 288 AH/901 CE

Calligraphic Papyrus Fragments

Unbekannter Künstler

dated 288 AH/901 CE

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

probably 10th century

"Rooster", Folio from a Dispersed Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

10th–11th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

10th–11th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

second half 10th century

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

383 AH/993 CE

End Paper

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Block-printed Talismanic Circular Leaf

Unbekannter Künstler

11th century

"Rows of Animals Alternating with Cut-off Heads", Folio from a Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated "New Style" Script

Unbekannter Künstler

11th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th century

Papyrus Fragment

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Bi-folium from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th century

Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century

Fragment from a Talismanic Scroll

Unbekannter Künstler

11th–12th century