Manuscripts of the Muslim World

These handwritten books and paintings in the Rare Book Department come from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia and were made between 1000 and 1900. Browse a sampling of religious texts, calligraphic poetry, literary illustrations, and court portraits.

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Portrait of a Painter, Darwish Muhammad
Oval Portrait of Shuja ud-Dawlah
Portrait of Ghiyath al-Din Khan Standing on a Terrace
Portrait of Najm al-Dawlah with a Hookah, Being Fanned by an Attendant
Portrait of Chand Bibi on Horseback with a Falcon and Five Storks
Portrait of Chand Bibi on Horseback with Falcons and Storks
Portrait of Chand Bibi on Horseback Holding a Falcon
Portrait of a Woman Standing Holding a Cup and Flask
Portrait Bust of an Unidentified Mughal Princess (Back)
Portrait Bust of an Unidentified Mughal Princess
Portrait of a Woman on a Terrace with a Hookah (Back)
Portrait of a Woman on a Terrace with a Hookah
Portrait of Qudsia Begum (?) on Her Terrace with an Attendant (Back)
Portrait of Qudsia Begum (?) on Her Terrace with an Attendant
Painting of Five Women by a River with a Kite and Hookah
Portrait of Zeb-un-Nissa Holding a Flower (Back)
Portrait of Zeb-un-Nissa Holding a Flower
Portrait Bust of Nur Jahan
Portrait of Nur Jahan Seated on a Lavendar Cushion
Portrait of Prince Shah Shuja Standing with Two Swords