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 Bust of Shirin in a Palace Window
Portrait of Nur Jahan on a Terrace at Night
Portrait of Bidar Bakht on Horseback
Portrait of Ibrahim Khan Mohmand
Painting of Rostam Killing the Simurgh, A Scene from the Shahnamah
Portrait of Princess Bhagu with Her Attendants
Portrait of Zib al-Nisa
Painting of Ibrahim ibn Adham Asleep and Visited by Angels
Painting of Ibrahim ibn Adham by a Stream, Visited by Angels
Painting of a Man Riding a Composite Horse
Portrait of Qizilbash Khan
Painted Caricature of Mullah Do-Piyaza Riding His Horse through a Stream
Painted Caricature of Mullah Do-Piyaza on a Horse
Portrait of Emperor Aurangzeb as an Old Man
Persian Calligraphy
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman with a Spinning Top
Portrait of Asaf Khan Holding Prayer Beads
Painting of an Unidentified Woman at Court with Her Attendants
Portrait of Baqi Khan, Commander of Akbarabad
Persian Calligraphy