EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialFour great imams: Abu Hanifa 1, Al-Shafii 2, Malik ibn Anas 3 and ibn Hanbal 4. I quattro Iman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moder...
EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialFragment of a Tiraz, 10th century. Yemen, San'a', Reign of Rassid Imams, 10th century A.D. (second half of 4th c. AH). Ikat dyed tabby cloth with painted inscription; overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.).
EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialShah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501). History of Shah Isma'il. I...
EditorialFragment of a Processional Standard ('Alam), late 16th century, Country of Origin India, probably Hyderabad, Deccan, Brass with relief and pierced decoration, H. 40 in (101.6 cm), Metal, Although it has lost its surrounding edge and crest of splayed fi...
EditorialD'hul Faqar flag, Turkish, first half 17th. Red silk-rep, gold thread. Three medallions with intricate design of stars and plants; in the center the D'hul Faqar, the sword of Ali. Along the sides, medallions with the names of Allah, Mohammed and the fo...