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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Painting of Yusuf Being Removed from the Well by His Brothers
A Prince Hunting on Horseback with His Falcon and Dog
Painting of a Royal Lion Hunt
Painting of a Hunter on Horseback Pursuing a White Bull
Portrait of Emperor Jahangir Before He Was Emperor
Drawing of a Lioness Composed of Animal and Human Figures
Painting of Lion Attacking a Hunter
Unfinished Drawing of Emperor Akbar with Two Musicians
Drawing of "The Story of the Tortoise and the Ducks"
Portrait of Princess Badi'a al-Jamal
Shahnamah Leaf, Bahram Gur Killing Two Lions
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Illustration from the "Baburnama," of the Captured Sherka Arghun Brought Before Babur, Pasted on a Dictionary
Illustration from the "Baburnama," Babur's Capture of Isfara, Pasted on a Dictionary Leaf
Illustration from the "Baburnama," The People Greet Babur with Joy, Pasted on a Dictionary Leaf
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Leaf from a Persian Dictionary
Drawing of a Scribe at Work with His Assistants
Persian Calligraphic Specimen (Back)
Persian Calligraphic Specimen