EditorialThe book of Omar and Rubai?at, being a book of miscellanies, - biographical, historical bibliographical and pictorial notes on Omar Khay?am of Naishapur and his inspired quatrains.
EditorialPersian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises, c. 1509-59. Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501-1722). Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; sheet: 27.4 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); text area: 18.7 x 10.9 cm (7 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.).
EditorialCalligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains, c. 1760. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Ink on paper, illuminated panels of Persian poetry (verso); page: 30.6 x 25 cm (12 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.).
EditorialPersian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso), c. 1509-59. Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501-1722). Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper;.
EditorialTimur hangs his architect. Zafarnama. Shiraz, Iran, 1552. The architect of the mosque at Samarkand hanged by Timur because he suspected him of flirting with his wife Bibi Khanum (Quran'ic inscription and Persian quatrains on the building). A miniature ...
EditorialTitle page with trompe-l'oeil border with naturalistic flowers, fruits and insects. Les Quatrains de Guy de Faur. England, S. E. (Essex); 1614. Source: Harley 4324, f.1. Language: French.
EditorialAn inscription about one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustr...
EditorialThe aftermath of a battle. Injured and dying people being tended to on the battlefield. Naval ships in attendance. A victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descri...
EditorialA scroll with details of one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures ill...
EditorialA description of an important victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the vic...
EditorialA battle scene and siege of a city by a river. Soldiers in combat. A victory of the Emperor Charles V of Spain. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES ...
EditorialAn inscription about one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustr...
EditorialAn inscription about one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustr...
EditorialA commemorative scroll about a military victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrati...
EditorialAn inscription about one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustr...
EditorialAn inscription about one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustr...
EditorialA collection of noblemen, churchmen and The Holy Roman Emperor on his throne. One man kneeling. A military victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quat...
EditorialA battlefield. Armies meeting in combat. Soldiers and cavalry. A military victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. The emperor on horseback. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains i...
EditorialA battlefield. A military leader on his throne and noblemen kneeling. A military victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp....
EditorialA town being conquered by the armies of Emperor Charles V of Spain. Cavalry and infantry breaching the gates. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES...
EditorialA group of cavalry. Soliders on horseback. One man staggering towards them. A Battlefield. A military victory of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains...
EditorialAn inscription about one of the military victories of Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustr...
EditorialA military ruler seated on a throne receiving the keys to a city. A military victory by Emperor Charles V of Spain. A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SER...
EditorialA commemorative scroll of a military victory of the leader Emperor Charles V of Spain. . A SERIES of twelve miniatures illustrating the victories of the Emperor Charles V. with descriptive quatrains in Spanish. Antwerp. A SERIES of twelve miniatures il...
Editorial?, ??, ????, ?, Poems on Paintings, Written for Ma Yueguan, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1754, China, Album of eleven double leaves; ink on paper, Image: 6 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (16.8 x 26.4 cm), Calligraphy, Jin Nong (Chinese, 1687?1773), In this album ...
Editorial'Page of Calligraphy Illuminated with Animals and Plants in a Field of Flowers', Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, verso: ca. 1610?15; recto: ca5?45, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm), Codices, Pain...
EditorialRubayat of Omar Khayyam: The quatrains of Omar Kayyam were a collection of verses representing a cultured form of poetry strictly correlated to mystical literature as well as to Islam's religious tradition. Kayyam was a Persian mathematiian and astrono...