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 Nizami's "Khamsah," A King in His Tent
Painting of a Bathhouse
Portrait of a Man Kneeling with Flask
Leaf from the "Legends of the Prophets," King Solomon's Court
Leaf from the "Legends of the Prophets," Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, Reverse
Leaf from the "Legends of the Prophets," Abraham Sacrificing Isaac
Leaf from Sadi's "Bustan," Musicians Playing for Their King, Reverse
Leaf from Sadi's "Bustan," Musicians Playing for Their King
Painting of a Palace Court
Leaf from Nizami's "Khamsah," An Old Man Pleads for Majnun
Majnun, Possessed by Love, Leaves Layla's House
Illustration of a Woman in Chains in a Cell in a Palace, Reverse
Illustration of a Woman in Chains in a Cell in a Palace
Illustration of a Woman Kneeling at Night in a Palace Surrounded by Ducks, Reverse
Illustration of a Woman Kneeling at Night in a Palace Surrounded by Ducks
Leaf from the Kulliyat-i Sa'di, a King in a Garden with His Ministers, Reverse
Leaf from the Kulliyat-i Sa'di, a King in a Garden with His Ministers
Two Leaves from Jami's "Haft Awrang," A Polo Game
Leaf from Nizami's "Khamsha," Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman
Two Leaves from Nizami's Bahramnama, Page 4