Letter L

Anonymous France 1599

Text concerning Rustam’s fifth and sixth trials (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Verses from the Divan by Hafiz, folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Verses on the Behavior of Sufis (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa'di

Unknown Artist

FROM ANGKOR WAT-MOUNTED RUBBING OF TWELVE CARTOUCH ES

Bag Face or Apron Panel

Prayer Carpet

Kerman-Laver Carpet

Manuscript of Ghazals by Amir Khusraw and Jami

Unknown Artist

Didactic Verses (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan by Sa'di

Unknown Artist

Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi

Unknown Artist Mir Ali al Husayni Mahmud 'Arifi of Herat

Star Tile with Vegetal Motifs and Inscription

Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist

Bowl with Seated Couple

Star Tile with Lotus Decoration

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, left-hand side of a bifolio

SUTRA COVER

Calligraphy, Verses by Nizami Surrounded by Expressions of Self-reflection (recto); Drawing, Dragon in Foliage (verso)

Sultan Muhammad Khandan

Tekke Main Carpet

Folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso),

Persian Poetry, folio from an album

`Imad al-Hasani

Kashmir Woven Fragment

Red Brocade Table Square

Courtiers with a Horse and Attendant, folio from an album

Flower Vase in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon-and-Wave Decor

Copy of an IImperial Edict in Chinese and Mongolian Scripts

Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair)

Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair)

Prayer Carpet

Unknown Artist

Bag Face

Calligraphic Mihrab Containing Qur'an Surah 68, verses 51 and 52 (al-Qalam)

Unknown Artist

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Mir `Ali Haravi

Majnun in the Wilderness, folio from an album

Ruhani

Album Folio with Three Specimens of Calligraphy

Unknown Artist

Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist

Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Detail, Salón de Embajadores, Alhambra, Granada

Rafael Garzón Rodríguez John Singer Sargent

Introduction to the Bustan by Sa'di, folio from a manuscript

Unknown Artist

RUBBINGS FROM ANGKOR WAT ARABESQUE WITH HUMAN FIGU RE AND DRAGON BIRD

Velvet with carnation and palmette pattern

Unknown Artist

Kuba Runner

Talish Carpet

Carpet

Burse

Unidentified Artist

Fragment of Brocade Fabric

Pair of tiles with trefoil floral medallion surrounded by prunus stem, tulip and carnation motifs

Unknown Artist

Printed Textile after a Persian Design

Prayer Rug (Kashan Saruk)

Woman's Vest with Phoenix and Dragon Decor

Folio from a Persian manuscript

Unknown Artist

Design for a Mughal Decorative Tile

Unknown Artist

Calligraphy by Mir `Ali Haravi with paintings by an unknown artist (recto and verso), folio from an Anthology of Poetry

Mir `Ali Haravi

Octagonal tile panel with split-palmettes, compound flowers, and leaves

Unknown Artist

Prayer Carpet, Kermanshah