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Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel

18th century

Tibetan

red and black ink on paper

Manuscript page from a Qur’an, from Suras 75 and 76

early 18th century

African; Moroccan

ink, red ochre, paper on paper

Manuscript Cabinet

1930-1949

Thai

lacquered and gilt wood with glazed metal inserts

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r)

15th century

Indian

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and battle scene

18th century

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi School

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras

18th century

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi School

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

The birth of the Kauravas from a Mahabharata series

19th century

Indian

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Leaf from a Book of Hours

1400-1425

French

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Page from a Book with Biblical Texts

15th-17th century

Armenian

ink on glazed paper

Leaf from a Gradual with St. Lawrence

1489

Ludovico de Gaci

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Leaf from Missal or Book of Hours

15th century

French

ink and gold leaf on parchment

Kalpasutra manuscript page: Monks and Devotees

1400-1450

Indian

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript

circa 18th century

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi School

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Leaf from a psalter or book of hours (Psalm 26)

1400-1450

English; French

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Leaf from a book of hours with a funeral mass

1415-1455

Gold Scrolls Group

ink, tempera, gold, and silver alloy on parchment