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A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 10th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

2 —
A large leaf from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

3 —
A large leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in elongated kufic script on vellum
North Africa or Near East, circa 750-800

£15,000 - £20,000

4 —
Two leaves from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

5 —
A bifolium written in eastern kufic script
North Africa or Near East, late 10th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

9^R —
A large Qur'an bifolium, probably copied by a follower of Yahya ibn Nasir
Inju'id Persia, Shiraz, mid-14th Century

Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

10^•,R —
A Qur'an section
Persia, 14th-15th Century

Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

11 —
A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, on pink paper
Andalusia, late 12th-13th Century

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

12 —
Three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum
North Africa or Andalusia, 13th-14th Century
(3)

£4,000 - £6,000

13 —
Three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum
Andalusia or North Africa, 13th-14th Century
(3)

£2,500 - £3,500

14 —
Seven leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum
Andalusia or North Africa, 13th-14th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

15^• —
Juz XXII from a thirty-section Qur'an written in maghribi script
North Africa, probably Morocco, 15th-16th Century

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

16 —
A large Qur'an leaf written in maghribi script
Andalusia, 13th-14th Century

£6,000 - £8,000

17^•,R —
Jami, Silsilat al-Dhahab, the third book, on philosophy, ethics and religion, copied by Muhammad Salih al-Katib
Persia, dated AH 980/AD 1572-73

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

[Anonymous], Kitab ghurar al-mabani wa dar al-ma'ani, a treatise on ethics and politics, copied by the scribe Ja'far bin Murad Timurid Persia, dated AH 873/AD 1468-69

18^•,R —
[Anonymous], Kitab ghurar al-mabani wa dar al-ma'ani, a treatise on ethics and politics, copied by the scribe Ja'far bin Murad
Timurid Persia, dated AH 873/AD 1468-69

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

19^R —
A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting a prisoner brought before a king
Muzaffarid Persia, late 14th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

20^•,R —
An illuminated Safavid Qur'an, in a lacquer binding signed by Ibrahim
Persia, dated Rajab 1091/July-August 1680

Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for the keeper of the armoury, Husain Quli Khan (unidentified) in Jurbadeqan (otherwise known as Gulpayegan), copied by the scribe Muhammad Salman Jurbadeqani Safavid Persia, Jurbadeqan, dated AH 1069/AD 1658-59

21^•,R —
An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for the keeper of the armoury, Husain Quli Khan (unidentified) in Jurbadeqan (otherwise known as Gulpayegan), copied by the scribe Muhammad Salman Jurbadeqani
Safavid Persia, Jurbadeqan, dated AH 1069/AD 1658-59

£2,500 - £3,500

Zayn al-'Abidin al-Sajjad, the Fourth Imam, al-Sahifah al-Sajjadiyyah al-Kamilah, supplications and prayers on various occasions, weeks and months of the year, copied by the scribe Ibn Qadi 'Ali 'Abd-al-Rida al-Shulistani Safavid Persia, at Mashhad, near the shrine of the Eighth Imam, dated towards the end of Dhu'l-Qada 1060/end of November 1650

22^•,R —
Zayn al-'Abidin al-Sajjad, the Fourth Imam, al-Sahifah al-Sajjadiyyah al-Kamilah, supplications and prayers on various occasions, weeks and months of the year, copied by the scribe Ibn Qadi 'Ali 'Abd-al-Rida al-Shulistani
Safavid Persia, at Mashhad, near the shrine of the Eighth Imam, dated towards the end of Dhu'l-Qada 1060/end of November 1650

£4,000 - £6,000

23^•,R —
An illuminated book of prayers
Qajar Persia, 19th Century

£2,500 - £3,500

A collection of treatises by various authors on magical numbers and letters, astronomy and astrology Persia, dated Thursday 7th Safar 1036/28th October 1626

24^•,R —
A collection of treatises by various authors on magical numbers and letters, astronomy and astrology
Persia, dated Thursday 7th Safar 1036/28th October 1626

£5,000 - £7,000

'Ala al-Din Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Mut'im al-Ansari al-Falaki al-Dimashqi, better known as Ibn al-Shatir (b. 1306, d. 1375), timekeeper of the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Jadawil min kitab al-durr al-yatim fi hal al-taqwim 'ala usul ibn al-shatir, on astronomical tables relating to the planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury Mamluk or Ottoman Syria, 16th Century

25^• —
'Ala al-Din Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Mut'im al-Ansari al-Falaki al-Dimashqi, better known as Ibn al-Shatir (b. 1306, d. 1375), timekeeper of the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Jadawil min kitab al-durr al-yatim fi hal al-taqwim 'ala usul ibn al-shatir, on astronomical tables relating to the planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury
Mamluk or Ottoman Syria, 16th Century

Sold for £4,375 inc. premium

A fine calligraphic composition incorporating a découpé flowering tree in gold, signed by the scribe Bayazid, known as Dawri, and as Katib al-Mulk, the title bestowed upon him by the Emperor Akbar Mecca, dated Shawwal 985/December 1577-January 1578

26 —
A fine calligraphic composition incorporating a découpé flowering tree in gold, signed by the scribe Bayazid, known as Dawri, and as Katib al-Mulk, the title bestowed upon him by the Emperor Akbar
Mecca, dated Shawwal 985/December 1577-January 1578

Sold for £5,250 inc. premium

27^,R —
A Safavid calligraphic exercise written in nasta'liq* script, signed by Mir 'Ali
Persia, first half of the 16th Century

£3,000 - £5,000

A calligraphic exercise in nasta'liq script, consisting of verses in praise of the Emperor Shah Jahan, signed by Pir 'Ali Mughal India, 17th Century

28^* —
A calligraphic exercise in nasta'liq script, consisting of verses in praise of the Emperor Shah Jahan, signed by Pir 'Ali
Mughal India, 17th Century

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

29^R —
A calligraphic album page in nasta'liq script, signed by Mir 'Ali
Persia, first half of the 16th Century

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

30^R —
A drawing of a kneeling dervish, laid down on an album page
Safavid Persia, 17th Century

£3,000 - £5,000

31^R —
Two drawings, a youth with a cup, and a stork attacking a snake, laid down on an album page
Safavid Persia, 17th Century

£3,000 - £5,000

32^R —
A pair of lapwings
Safavid Persia, 17th Century

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

An album page incorporating a painting of a seated princess, in the style of Reza Abbasi, and an ink drawing of a simurgh Persia, late 17th Century and 16th Century respectively

33^,R —
An album page incorporating a painting of a seated princess, in the style of Reza Abbasi, and an ink drawing of a simurgh*
Persia, late 17th Century and 16th Century respectively

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

An illustrated leaf from a Persian manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat with coloured drawings of birds in their natural habitat and a human-headed animal Safavid Persia, Isfahan, mid-17th Century

34^R —
An illustrated leaf from a Persian manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat with coloured drawings of birds in their natural habitat and a human-headed animal
Safavid Persia, Isfahan, mid-17th Century

£1,500 - £2,000

Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting a youth visiting a dervish, and riders in a landscape, in the style of Muhammad Qasim Persia, 17th-19th Century(2)

35^R —
Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting a youth visiting a dervish, and riders in a landscape, in the style of Muhammad Qasim
Persia, 17th-19th Century
(2)

£2,000 - £3,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam in combat with the Khaqan of Chin Persia, Shiraz, late 16th Century

36^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam in combat with the Khaqan of Chin
Persia, Shiraz, late 16th Century

£3,000 - £4,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting cavalry arriving at the walls of a fortress Persia, Shiraz, 16th Century

37^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting cavalry arriving at the walls of a fortress
Persia, Shiraz, 16th Century

£3,000 - £5,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Zal and Rudabeh being entertained, enthroned within a palace chamber, surrounded by attendants and musicians Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th century

38^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Zal and Rudabeh being entertained, enthroned within a palace chamber, surrounded by attendants and musicians
Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th century

£2,000 - £3,000

An illustrated folio from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, translated into Ottoman Turkish and written in prose, depicting Rustam fighting Afrasiyab on a hillside watched by soldiers Ottoman Empire, late 16th/early 17th Century

39 —
An illustrated folio from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, translated into Ottoman Turkish and written in prose, depicting Rustam fighting Afrasiyab on a hillside watched by soldiers
Ottoman Empire, late 16th/early 17th Century

£2,000 - £3,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Iskander encountering Ilyas and Khizr at the Well of Life Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

40^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Iskander encountering Ilyas and Khizr at the Well of Life
Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

£15,000 - £20,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the rescue of Bizhan Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

41^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the rescue of Bizhan
Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

£12,000 - £15,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the court of the Pishdadian king Gayumarth Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

42^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the court of the Pishdadian king Gayumarth
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

£5,000 - £7,000

An illustration from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: Gurdafarid rides in front of the walls of the White Castle Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

43^R —
An illustration from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: Gurdafarid rides in front of the walls of the White Castle
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

£5,000 - £7,000

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Sharfnama, part of Nizami's Khamsa: Alexander comforting the dying Dara Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560

44^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Sharfnama, part of Nizami's Khamsa: Alexander comforting the dying Dara
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560

£6,000 - £8,000

45^R —
Bahram Gur in the green pavilion with the princess: an illustration from Nizami's Khamsa
Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th Century

Sold for £7,500 inc. premium

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: the fire ordeal of Siyawush Persia, probably Tabriz or Qazwin, mid-16th Century

46^,R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama*: the fire ordeal of Siyawush
Persia, probably Tabriz or Qazwin, mid-16th Century

£12,000 - £15,000

The miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven (Mi'raj), riding Buraq, surrounded by angels, from a dispersed manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, Isfahan, third quarter of the 17th Century

47^R —
The miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven (Mi'raj), riding Buraq, surrounded by angels, from a dispersed manuscript of Persian poetry
Persia, Isfahan, third quarter of the 17th Century

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Khusrau watching Shirin bathing Persia, Qazwin, mid-16th Century

48^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Khusrau watching Shirin bathing
Persia, Qazwin, mid-16th Century

£4,000 - £6,000

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1 — A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 10th Century

2 — A large leaf from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

3 — A large leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in elongated kufic script on vellum North Africa or Near East, circa 750-800

4 — Two leaves from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

5 — A bifolium written in eastern kufic script North Africa or Near East, late 10th Century

6• — An illuminated Qur'an section (Juz XV) Mamluk Egypt, 14th Century

7• — A Mamluk Qur'an section written in gold Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

8 — A large illuminated Qur'an leaf probably Yemen, early 14th Century

9R — A large Qur'an bifolium, probably copied by a follower of Yahya ibn Nasir Inju'id Persia, Shiraz, mid-14th Century

10•,R — A Qur'an section Persia, 14th-15th Century

11 — A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, on pink paper Andalusia, late 12th-13th Century

12 — Three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum North Africa or Andalusia, 13th-14th Century(3)

13 — Three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum Andalusia or North Africa, 13th-14th Century(3)

14 — Seven leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum Andalusia or North Africa, 13th-14th Century

15• — Juz XXII from a thirty-section Qur'an written in maghribi script North Africa, probably Morocco, 15th-16th Century

16 — A large Qur'an leaf written in maghribi script Andalusia, 13th-14th Century

17•,R — Jami, Silsilat al-Dhahab, the third book, on philosophy, ethics and religion, copied by Muhammad Salih al-Katib Persia, dated AH 980/AD 1572-73

18•,R — [Anonymous], Kitab ghurar al-mabani wa dar al-ma'ani, a treatise on ethics and politics, copied by the scribe Ja'far bin Murad Timurid Persia, dated AH 873/AD 1468-69

19R — A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting a prisoner brought before a king Muzaffarid Persia, late 14th Century

20•,R — An illuminated Safavid Qur'an, in a lacquer binding signed by Ibrahim Persia, dated Rajab 1091/July-August 1680

21•,R — An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for the keeper of the armoury, Husain Quli Khan (unidentified) in Jurbadeqan (otherwise known as Gulpayegan), copied by the scribe Muhammad Salman Jurbadeqani Safavid Persia, Jurbadeqan, dated AH 1069/AD 1658-59

23•,R — An illuminated book of prayers Qajar Persia, 19th Century

24•,R — A collection of treatises by various authors on magical numbers and letters, astronomy and astrology Persia, dated Thursday 7th Safar 1036/28th October 1626

26 — A fine calligraphic composition incorporating a découpé flowering tree in gold, signed by the scribe Bayazid, known as Dawri, and as Katib al-Mulk, the title bestowed upon him by the Emperor Akbar Mecca, dated Shawwal 985/December 1577-January 1578

27*,R — A Safavid calligraphic exercise written in nasta'liq script, signed by Mir 'Ali Persia, first half of the 16th Century

28* — A calligraphic exercise in nasta'liq script, consisting of verses in praise of the Emperor Shah Jahan, signed by Pir 'Ali Mughal India, 17th Century

29R — A calligraphic album page in nasta'liq script, signed by Mir 'Ali Persia, first half of the 16th Century

30R — A drawing of a kneeling dervish, laid down on an album page Safavid Persia, 17th Century

31R — Two drawings, a youth with a cup, and a stork attacking a snake, laid down on an album page Safavid Persia, 17th Century

32R — A pair of lapwings Safavid Persia, 17th Century

33*,R — An album page incorporating a painting of a seated princess, in the style of Reza Abbasi, and an ink drawing of a simurgh Persia, late 17th Century and 16th Century respectively

34R — An illustrated leaf from a Persian manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat with coloured drawings of birds in their natural habitat and a human-headed animal Safavid Persia, Isfahan, mid-17th Century

35R — Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting a youth visiting a dervish, and riders in a landscape, in the style of Muhammad Qasim Persia, 17th-19th Century(2)

36R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam in combat with the Khaqan of Chin Persia, Shiraz, late 16th Century

37R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting cavalry arriving at the walls of a fortress Persia, Shiraz, 16th Century

38R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Zal and Rudabeh being entertained, enthroned within a palace chamber, surrounded by attendants and musicians Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th century

39 — An illustrated folio from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, translated into Ottoman Turkish and written in prose, depicting Rustam fighting Afrasiyab on a hillside watched by soldiers Ottoman Empire, late 16th/early 17th Century

40R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Iskander encountering Ilyas and Khizr at the Well of Life Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

41R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the rescue of Bizhan Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

42R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the court of the Pishdadian king Gayumarth Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

43R — An illustration from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: Gurdafarid rides in front of the walls of the White Castle Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

44R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Sharfnama, part of Nizami's Khamsa: Alexander comforting the dying Dara Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560

45R — Bahram Gur in the green pavilion with the princess: an illustration from Nizami's Khamsa Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th Century

46*,R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: the fire ordeal of Siyawush Persia, probably Tabriz or Qazwin, mid-16th Century

47R — The miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven (Mi'raj), riding Buraq, surrounded by angels, from a dispersed manuscript of Persian poetry Persia, Isfahan, third quarter of the 17th Century

48R — An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Khusrau watching Shirin bathing Persia, Qazwin, mid-16th Century

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1 —
A Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 10th Century

2 —
A large leaf from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

3 —
A large leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in elongated kufic script on vellum
North Africa or Near East, circa 750-800

4 —
Two leaves from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

5 —
A bifolium written in eastern kufic script
North Africa or Near East, late 10th Century

6^• —
An illuminated Qur'an section (Juz XV)
Mamluk Egypt, 14th Century

7^• —
A Mamluk Qur'an section written in gold
Egypt or Syria, 14th Century

8 —
A large illuminated Qur'an leaf
probably Yemen, early 14th Century

9^R —
A large Qur'an bifolium, probably copied by a follower of Yahya ibn Nasir
Inju'id Persia, Shiraz, mid-14th Century

10^•,R —
A Qur'an section
Persia, 14th-15th Century

11 —
A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, on pink paper
Andalusia, late 12th-13th Century

12 —
Three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum
North Africa or Andalusia, 13th-14th Century
(3)

13 —
Three leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum
Andalusia or North Africa, 13th-14th Century
(3)

14 —
Seven leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in maghribi script on vellum
Andalusia or North Africa, 13th-14th Century

15^• —
Juz XXII from a thirty-section Qur'an written in maghribi script
North Africa, probably Morocco, 15th-16th Century

16 —
A large Qur'an leaf written in maghribi script
Andalusia, 13th-14th Century

17^•,R —
Jami, Silsilat al-Dhahab, the third book, on philosophy, ethics and religion, copied by Muhammad Salih al-Katib
Persia, dated AH 980/AD 1572-73

18^•,R —
[Anonymous], Kitab ghurar al-mabani wa dar al-ma'ani, a treatise on ethics and politics, copied by the scribe Ja'far bin Murad
Timurid Persia, dated AH 873/AD 1468-69

19^R —
A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting a prisoner brought before a king
Muzaffarid Persia, late 14th Century

20^•,R —
An illuminated Safavid Qur'an, in a lacquer binding signed by Ibrahim
Persia, dated Rajab 1091/July-August 1680

21^•,R —
An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned for the keeper of the armoury, Husain Quli Khan (unidentified) in Jurbadeqan (otherwise known as Gulpayegan), copied by the scribe Muhammad Salman Jurbadeqani
Safavid Persia, Jurbadeqan, dated AH 1069/AD 1658-59

23^•,R —
An illuminated book of prayers
Qajar Persia, 19th Century

24^•,R —
A collection of treatises by various authors on magical numbers and letters, astronomy and astrology
Persia, dated Thursday 7th Safar 1036/28th October 1626

26 —
A fine calligraphic composition incorporating a découpé flowering tree in gold, signed by the scribe Bayazid, known as Dawri, and as Katib al-Mulk, the title bestowed upon him by the Emperor Akbar
Mecca, dated Shawwal 985/December 1577-January 1578

27^,R —
A Safavid calligraphic exercise written in nasta'liq* script, signed by Mir 'Ali
Persia, first half of the 16th Century

28^* —
A calligraphic exercise in nasta'liq script, consisting of verses in praise of the Emperor Shah Jahan, signed by Pir 'Ali
Mughal India, 17th Century

29^R —
A calligraphic album page in nasta'liq script, signed by Mir 'Ali
Persia, first half of the 16th Century

30^R —
A drawing of a kneeling dervish, laid down on an album page
Safavid Persia, 17th Century

31^R —
Two drawings, a youth with a cup, and a stork attacking a snake, laid down on an album page
Safavid Persia, 17th Century

32^R —
A pair of lapwings
Safavid Persia, 17th Century

33^,R —
An album page incorporating a painting of a seated princess, in the style of Reza Abbasi, and an ink drawing of a simurgh*
Persia, late 17th Century and 16th Century respectively

34^R —
An illustrated leaf from a Persian manuscript of Qazwini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat with coloured drawings of birds in their natural habitat and a human-headed animal
Safavid Persia, Isfahan, mid-17th Century

35^R —
Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting a youth visiting a dervish, and riders in a landscape, in the style of Muhammad Qasim
Persia, 17th-19th Century
(2)

36^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam in combat with the Khaqan of Chin
Persia, Shiraz, late 16th Century

37^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting cavalry arriving at the walls of a fortress
Persia, Shiraz, 16th Century

38^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Zal and Rudabeh being entertained, enthroned within a palace chamber, surrounded by attendants and musicians
Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th century

39 —
An illustrated folio from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, translated into Ottoman Turkish and written in prose, depicting Rustam fighting Afrasiyab on a hillside watched by soldiers
Ottoman Empire, late 16th/early 17th Century

40^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Iskander encountering Ilyas and Khizr at the Well of Life
Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

41^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the rescue of Bizhan
Persia, Qazvin, attributed to Artist A, 1580

42^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting the court of the Pishdadian king Gayumarth
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

43^R —
An illustration from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama: Gurdafarid rides in front of the walls of the White Castle
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1570

44^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Sharfnama, part of Nizami's Khamsa: Alexander comforting the dying Dara
Persia, Shiraz, circa 1560

45^R —
Bahram Gur in the green pavilion with the princess: an illustration from Nizami's Khamsa
Persia, probably Shiraz, late 16th Century

46^,R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama*: the fire ordeal of Siyawush
Persia, probably Tabriz or Qazwin, mid-16th Century

47^R —
The miraculous night journey of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven (Mi'raj), riding Buraq, surrounded by angels, from a dispersed manuscript of Persian poetry
Persia, Isfahan, third quarter of the 17th Century

48^R —
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa, depicting Khusrau watching Shirin bathing
Persia, Qazwin, mid-16th Century