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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi; (d.1325); recto: A couple converse; verso: text
ca. 1450 or earlier

India
Folio from an unidentified text; Iskandar (?) visits a hermit
circa 1500

Iran
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253-1324); right-hand half of a double page frontispiece
ca. 1450 or earlier

India
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d. 1209); verso: Nushirwan listens to the owls; recto: text
circa 1505

Iran
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi; Manija and Bijan
ca. 1450 or earlier

India
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; verso: Sarlawh and text of the Sharafnama; recto: text from the Haft-paykar
1497 (903 A.H.)

Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: illuminated text; verso: Buzurjmihr before Nushirvan
circa 1440

Shiraz, Iran
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; recto: text from Layla va Majnun; verso: Sarlawh and text from Haft-paykar
1497 (903 A.H.)

Iran
Folio from a Qur'an, sura 2:1-4
14th century

Egypt
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d.1325); Nizamuddin Awliya with three attendants
ca. 1450 or earlier

India
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Zal climbs to reach Rudaba; verso: text: Zal consults with the priests about Rudaba
ca. 1440

Iran
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz; recto: Bahram Gur enthroned after killing the lions; verso: text
circa 1490

Iran