Works on Paper from the Islamic and Near Eastern Worlds

Ɵ Yusuf Nabi, Dhayl-i Siyar-i Nabawi (on the life of Prophet Muhammad), printed in Arabic, on paper, by the Bulaq Press [Egypt (Cairo) dated Jumad...

Ɵ Tarikh Muhammad Pasha (the history of Muhammad Pasha), printed in Ottoman Turkish [probably Constantinople, dated Rabi II 1290 AH (1873 AD)] sin...

Leaf from a Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on parchment [North Africa or Near East, probably second half of the ninth century] sing...

Leaf from an Abbasid Qur'an, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on parchment [North Africa or the Near East, end of the ninth or early tenth century]...

Illustrated leaf form the Muqamat of al-Hariri of Basra, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Mamluk territories (probably Syria), probably c...

Ɵ Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Ali bin Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Hariri, known as 'al-Hariri of Basra', Maqamat al-Hariri (the Assemblies of al-Hariri),...

Leaf from a Mamluk Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [Mamluk Egypt, c. 1400] single leaf, containing text from Surah al-Hajj (The...

Collection of leaves from dispersed Qur'ans, in Arabic, illuminated manuscripts on paper [North Africa and the Near East, thirteenth to fifteenth ...

Ɵ Ali bin Muhammad al-Khazin, Tafsir Li'bab al-Ta'wil fi Ma'ani al-Tanzil, third volume only, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper ["Granada i...

A large Qur'anic writing board, for either ritual or academic use, in Arabic, ink on carved wooden panel with handle [probably Somalia, early twen...

An attractive Qur'anic writing board, containing verses of the Qur'an relating to Suleyman, in Arabic, ink on carved wooden panel with handle [Wes...

Leaf from a fine Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on parchment [Abbasid territories (possibly Syria), ninth century] single leaf, con...

Leaf from an important Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Near East (probably Damascus, Syria), tenth century] single l...

Ɵ Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muslin Qutabaya al-Dinawari al-Marwazi, known as 'Ibn Qutabaya', Kitab Qarib al-Hadith al-Sharif, containing third volume ...

Monumentally large Qur'anic carved wooden panel, inscribed with Arabic prayer [probably Seljuk Anatolia or Ilkhanid Persia, thirteenth century]  s...

Ɵ Safi al-Din Abd' al-Mu'min ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fakhir al-Urmawi al-Baghdadi, known as 'al-Urmawi', Kitab al-Adwar (Book of Cycles, a treatise on th...

A calligraphic panel by Ismail Zuhtu, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [Ottoman Turkey, second half of eighteenth century]  single sheet...

Ɵ Sa'ad al-Din Massoud ibn Umar al-Taftazani, Tazhib al-Mantiq wa al-Kalam, one of there short treatises bound together, decorated manuscript on p...

Collection of calligraphic panels, taken from fine albums, in Arabic, illuminated manuscripts on paper [Ottoman Turkey, first half of nineteenth c...

Ɵ Mawla Sal'a wa S'llim daima' abadan (a volume of Arabic Qasa'ida), 8 parts in one volume, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [p...

Group of six calligraphic panels in a fine Ta'liq script, five of these signed by Muhammad Qasim, illuminated manuscripts on paper [Ottoman Turkey...

Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Abbasid Mesopotamia, likely first half of the ninth century] sing...

Ɵ Section from the Kitab al-Hadi al-Fiqh al-Shafi'i, single gathering only, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [probably Seljuk Persia, mid-...

An Early Talismanic document containing the illustration of a horse, with surrounding prayers and inscriptions in Arabic, decorated manuscript on ...

Leaf from a large Eastern Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on buff paper [Seljuk Persia, first half of the twelfth century] single ...

Collection of leaves from dispersed Qur'ans, forming a teaching collection, in Arabic with some translations to Farsi, illuminated manuscripts on ...

A prisoner is brought to the King of Samangam, miniature on a leaf from an early Shahnameh, in Farsi, decorated manuscript on paper [probably Muza...

Bahran Gur in the blue pavilion visiting the princess, leaf from Hasht-Behesht of Amir Khusraw, illuminated manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia (p...

Leaf from a Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [Near East, c. 1600] single leaf, single column, two text blocks creating body of t...

Bahram Gur killing the Lion, leaf from a Khamsa, illuminated manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia, c. 1600] single leaf, ink and gouache on paper h...

Portrait of a seated youth, illuminated drawing on paper [Safavid Persia, mid-seventeenth century] single leaf, fine and detailed drawing of a sea...

A fine drawing of five dervishes, in the style of Reza Abbasi, illuminated 'marriage leaf' on card [Safavid Persia (probably Isfahan), c. 1630] si...

Ɵ Nizami Ganjavi, substantial section of the Khamsa (containing four of five of the epic's poems), copied by Ahzar' Abad Muhammad, in Farsi, illum...

Ɵ Hamdullah Mustawfi al-Qazvini, Nuhzat al-Qulub (The Pleasure of Hearts), in Farsi, decorated manuscript on paper [Safavid Persia (the town of "Y...

A Celestial Globe, engraved in brass by "Iskandrani", depicting zodiac signs and stellar constellations [probably Safavid Persia, dated 1128 AH (1...

Ornithological drawings on a manuscript leaf, probably from a dispersed copy of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, in Farsi, illuminated manuscript on...

Youth visiting a dervish in a landscape scene, Persian miniature painting in the style of Muhammad Qasim, on paper [probably Zand Persia, mid-eigh...

Persian dancing girl, fine painting on paper [Qajar Persia, first quarter of the nineteenth century] single leaf, ink and watercolour on paper, de...

Persian Lady carrying a child on her shoulders, fine painting on paper [Qajar Persia, first quarter of the nineteenth century] single leaf, ink an...

The Tomb of a holy Imam, depiction of a Shi'a Shrine, apparently signed by artist Haqir Mirza Muhammad, illuminated painting on paper [Qajar Persi...

A Pair of Calligraphic studies, firmly attributed to the master scribe, Mirza Gholam Reza Isfahani, in Farsi, decorated manuscripts on paper [Qaja...

A fine calligraphic panel by Muhammad Shahbazi, in Ottoman Turkish, illuminated manuscript on paper [probably Iran, dated 1398 AS (2018 AD)]single...

Portraits of Nassir ad-Din and Muzzaffer ad-Din Shah Qajar, miniature paintings on bone mounted to nineteenth century cushions [Qajar Persia, last...

Ɵ A scholar's Qur'an, copied by Muha'ad bin Hatam al-Ansari al-Shafi'i, in Arabic with interlinear translation to Farsi, decorated manuscript on p...

A Ruler with his attendants, in a palace courtyard, Indian miniature on paper [Mughal India, second half of the eighteenth century] single leaf, i...

A Qur'anic Prayer Scroll, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [India (probably Kashmir), second half of nineteenth century] a single scroll...