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Naskh script - Qur'anic verses - 2

Naskh script - Qur'anic verses - 2

The verses 1-20 of the chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One). The text is executed in a clear naskh and outlined by gold cloud bands decorated with red and blue flowers. Diacritics a... More

Naskh script - Qur'anic verses, illuminated manuscript

Naskh script - Qur'anic verses, illuminated manuscript

The terminal verses (18-28) of the 72nd chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Jinn (the Spirits), as well as the heading and introductory bismillah of the next chapter entitled al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One). T... More

Ghazals by Sa'di WDL6853 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Ghazals by Sa'di WDL6853 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Русский: Данный каллиграфический фрагмент содержит ряд газелей (лирических стихов) персидского поэта Шейха Саади (умер в 1292 году / в 691 году хиджры). Многие из них пронизаны болью от разлуки с другом и выра... More

Tazkarat al-Fuqaha - Public domain dedication image

Tazkarat al-Fuqaha - Public domain dedication image

نسخه اي از تذکرة الفقهاء علامه حلي Shi‘ite fatwas, Persia, late 17th century BL Or. MS 13890, ff. 2v–3 This manuscript was copied by the scribe Qasim ibn Husayn Shirazi. The opening double page has an illumina... More