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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Leaf from a Persian Dictionary, Reverse
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary, Reverse
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary, Reverse
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary, Reverse
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Two Leaves from the First Volume of a Shahnameh, Page 4
Two Leaves from the First Volume of a Shahnameh, Page 3
Two Leaves from the First Volume of a Shahnameh, Page 2
Two Leaves from the Second Volume of a Shahnamah, Page 4
Two Leaves from the Second Volume of a Shahnamah, Page 3
Two Leaves from the Second Volume of a Shahnamah, Page 2
Two Leaves from Rumi's Masnavi, Page 4
Two Leaves from Rumi's Masnavi, Page 3
Two Leaves from Rumi's Masnavi, Page 2
Two Leaves from Rumi's Masnavi, Page 1
Two Leaves from Nizami's Khamsah, Page 4
Two Leaves from Nizami's Khamsah, Pages 2-3