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 of the Poet Hafiz with a Halo (Back)
Portrait of the Poet Hafiz with a Halo
Portrait of Shah Sayyid Jalal with a Halo (Back)
Portrait of Shah Sayyid Jalal with a Halo
Portrait of an Unidentified Man Seated with a Hookah (Back)
Portrait of an Unidentified Man Seated with a Hookah
Portrait of Emperor Jahandar Shah with Shirinliqa Standing on a Garden Terrace (Back)
Portrait of Emperor Jahandar Shah with Shirinliqa Standing on a Garden Terrace
Portrait Bust of Mirza Hasan Riza Khan in a Trompe L'Oeil Windowframe (Back)
Portrait Bust of Mirza Hasan Riza Khan in a Trompe L'Oeil Windowframe
Portrait of Nadir Shah Seated on a Terrace (Back)
Portrait of Nadir Shah Seated on a Terrace
Drawing of a Battle Scene (Back)
Drawing of a Battle Scene
Sketch of a General Riding an Elephant with his Infantry (Back)
Multilayer Drawing of a General Riding and Elephant with His Infantry
Sketch of a General Riding an Elephant with his Infantry
Painting of Six Women By a Stream with a Tree Swing (Back)
Painting of Six Women By a Stream with a Tree Swing
Arabic Calligraphy