EditorialLord Hastings' party in an elephant procession approaching the Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow. The party in an elephant procession approaching the Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow, passing a tower with gilded cupola, and with the Imambara’s mosque beyond. Inscribed ...
EditorialDancing dervishes. Masnavi. Tabriz, Iran, c.1530. Dancing dervishes. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Masnavi of Rumi ('The Teachings of Rumi'). Image taken from Masnavi. Originally published/produced in Tabriz, Iran, c.1...
EditorialSultan Bahadur and Rumi Khan jumping into the sea when surrounded by Portuguese boats. . Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. India, 1603-1604. Source: Or. 12988, f.66. Language: Persian.
EditorialLord Hastings' party in an elephant procession approaching the Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow. The party in an elephant procession approaching the Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow, passing a tower with gilded cupola, and with the Imambara’s mosque beyond. Inscribed ...
EditorialJalal al-Din Rumi in a bazaar. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Jalal al-Din Rumi and youthful companions in the bazaar. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assem...
EditorialJalal al-Din Rumi visiting 'Attar at Nishapur when 'Attar presented him with a copy of Asrarnama ('Book of Secrets'). Nafahat al-uns ('The Lives of the Saints'). Agra, India, 1603. Source: Or. 1362, f.287. Language: Persian.
EditorialSultan Bahadur and Rumi Khan jumping into the sea when surrounded by Portuguese boats. . Akbarnama, vol. 1, by Abu'1-Fazl ibn Mubarak, from the beginnings of the dynasty up to 1555. India, 1603-1604. Source: Or. 12988, f.66. Language: Persian.
EditorialDancing dervishes. Masnavi. Tabriz, Iran, c.1530. Dancing dervishes. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Masnavi of Rumi ('The Teachings of Rumi'). Image taken from Masnavi. Originally published/produced in Tabriz, Iran, c.1...
EditorialCalligraphy Folio, dated A.H. 1280/ A.D. 1863, Attributed to Iran, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Ht. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), Codices, This composition consists of pairs of short diagonal lines of text forming a chevron pattern in black, red and blue...
EditorialMasnavi of Jalal-al Din Rumi, dated A.H. 894/A.D. 1488?89, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4in. (28.3 x 18.4cm), Codices, The frontispiece of this six book manuscript depicts a lively scene i...
Editorial'Gushtasp Proves His Archery before Caesar,' Folio 404r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525?30, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 10 5/8 x W. 8 9/16 in. (H. 27 x W. 21.7 cm), C...