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Whistler (Safir), Sea Bird (Ta'ir al-Bahr), Peacock (Ta'wa'us), from Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini
early 15th century
Iraq or Eastern Turkey
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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: Iskandar in the enchanted garden; verso: text
circa 1560
Astarabad, Iran
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Folio from a Falnama (Book of omens); verso: Expulsion of Adam and Eve; recto: text
mid 1550s
Qazvin, Iran
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Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; recto: text with illuminated border; verso: text with illuminated border
Text dated 1468, illumination added early 16th c., paintings repainted ca. 1645
Present-day Afghanistan, India, and Iran