EditorialPage of Calligraphy, dated A.H. Rabi' al-Awwal 1069/ A.D. December 1658, Made in India, Kashmir, Ink and watercolor on paper, H. 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm), Codices, This page comes from a book copied by Muhammad Ashraf al-Radhawi, who wrote it in 1658 whil...
EditorialPen Box with Architectural Cartouches, dated A.H. 1156/ A.D. 1743, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Papier-m?ch?; painted, sprinkled with mica, and lacquered, Depth 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm), Lacquer, Ali Ashraf, During the 18th and 19th centuries, Iran witnessed ...
EditorialMamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri, the Circassian. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1843.