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Book of prayers
1715 (1127 A.H.) - 1839-40 (1255 A.H.)

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Rustam kicks back the rock rolled on him by Bahman; verso: text
ca. 1590-1600

Probably Qazvin or Isfahan, Iran
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (Free Man's Guide to the Subtleties of Poetry) by Badr al-Din Jajarmi (d. 1287); The Zodiac constellation of Pisces, the moon, and two registers of birds; reverse: text: verses of poem
1341 (741 A.H.)

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from the Tarikh-i alam-aray-i Shah Ismail (The world adorning history of Shah Ismail); The Battle between Shah Ismail and Abul-khayr Khan
circa 1688

Isfahan, Iran
Detached album folio; verso: Girl with a jar on her shoulder; recto: text
17th century

Isfahan, Iran
Frontispiece to a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209)
April 21, 1509 (19 Dhu'l-Hijja 915 A.H.) and 1527-1528 (934 A.H.)

Possibly Isfahan, Iran
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d. 1209); recto: A prince hunting, left-hand half of a double-page frontispiece; verso: text
ca.1600

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from an unidentified text; Sulayman and Bilqis enthroned
circa 1590-1600

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from an unidentified text; verso: Prophet Muhammad preaches after the Battle of the Ditch; recto: text
circa 1590

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from a dispersed copy of Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d. 1209); recto: illuminated table of contents; verso: A prince seated in a landscape with attendants, right-hand half of a double-page frontispiece
ca.1600

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from an album; verso: Pair of lovers, right-hand half of a double-page
ca. 1590-1610

Isfahan, Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Gudarz slays Piran on the mountain; recto: text
ca.1590-1600

Probably Qazvin or Isfahan, Iran