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Persian poetry and proverbs anthology, manuscript leaf
late 18th century
Afghan; Pakistani; Indian
ink and color, with touches of gold leaf on thin, glazed paper
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Mohammedan Law, manuscript page
late 18th century
Turkish
ink and color, burnished gold on egg-white glazed paper
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Qur’an manuscript leaf in small naskh script, chapter 22, verse 40
18th century (?)
Turkish
ink, gold, and touches of red on fine paper
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Church Holiday Songs
late 18th century
Russian
ink and color on smooth, textured paper
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Bible Stories
late 18th century
Russian
ink and color on rough, textured gray paper
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MS Leaf: Bible Stories
late 18th century
Russian
ink on rough grey paper
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MS Leaf: Church Holiday Songs
late 18th century
Russian
ink on smooth paper
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Manuscript Page from the Gulistan and Bustan of Sa’di of Shiraz
circa late 18th century
Afghan; Pakistani; Indian
ink on glazed paper
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Manuscript Page from the Gulistan and Bustan of Sa’di of Shiraz
late 18th century
Iranian
ink on glazed paper
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Mohammedan Law, manuscript page
1794
Turkish
ink on egg-glazed paper
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Persian poetry anthology manuscript page
17th century
Iranian
ink, color and gold on paper
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Manuscript Page with Greek Liturgy with Byzantine Greek Notation
18th-19th century
Byzantine
ink on glazed paper
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MS Leaf: Excerpts from the Evangelists
late 14th century
Byzantine
ink on glazed paper
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Manuscript Page of a Greek Lectionary
16th century
Byzantine
ink on glazed paper
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Landscape, Lakes and Mountains to the Farthest Distance
1661
Wang Jian
album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper
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