Quran with Exceptional Illumination, Unknown, 1560 - 1570, From the collection of: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
(Main View (.9) / book image source), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Missal, about 1520, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Feudal Customs of Aragon, about 1290 - 1310, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Savior of the World, early 1460s, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Book of Hours, about 1450 - 1455, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig of Legnica and Brieg and Duchess Agnés, 1353, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Missal, Master of the Brussels Initials, between about 1389 and 1400, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Discovery and Translation of the Body of Saint Anthony, about 1465 - 1470, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
(Main View (.7)), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg (Franco-Netherlandish, active in France, by 1399–1416), 1405-1408/1409, From the collection of: The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings from the St. Petersburg Album, Artist: Bichitr, Artist: Margins by Muhammad Sadiq, ca. 1615-1618, margins 1747-48, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Anthology, Calligrapher: Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, Calligrapher: Salim al-Katib, Calligrapher: Mir Imad al-Hasani, 1523-24 (930 A.H.) and ca. 1600, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Mishneh Torah (Books 7 to 14) by Maimonides, Unknown, ca. 1457 - ca. 1465, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Esther Scroll, Unknown, Mid-18th century, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Venice Haggadah, Printers: Giovanni di Gara, Publisher and proofreader: Israel ben Daniel ha-Zifroni, 1609, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Five Scrolls in multilingual micrography Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Esther, and Lamentations, Scribe and illuminator: Aaron Wolf Herlingen, 1748, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Qur'an, Unknown, 17th century, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Regensburg Pentateuch Pentateuch, Five Scrolls, Haftarot, Job, Jeremiah 2:29, 8:12; 9:24; 10:15; Masorah magna and parva, Scribes: David ben Shabetai; Baruch; Masorates: Jacob ben Meir and three others, unidentified, ca. 1300, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Sassoon Haggadah, ca. 1320, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Esther scroll with the wheel of the zodiac, Unknown, Early 18th century, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Nuremberg Mahzor (Prayer book, according to Eastern Ashkenazi rite), Scribes: Mattanyah; Jacob, 1331, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Rothschild Miscellany, Unknown, ca. 1460 - ca. 1480, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Venice Haggadah, Printers: Giovanni di Gara, Publisher and proofreader: Israel ben Daniel ha-Zifroni, 1609, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
(Main View (.3.3.verso) / book image source), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decorated Incipit Page, Malnazar, Aghap'ir, 1637–1638, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Opening of the Fifth Seal: The Souls of the Dead Receiving White Robes, Unknown, about 1255–1260, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Second Vessel: Death in the Sea, Unknown, about 1255–1260, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Gradual, late 15th or early 16th century, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Messenger, Unknown, about 1280–1290, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
[Illuminated manuscript of a poem], Unknown, 1843 - 1845, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
A Hoopoe, Unknown, 1277 or after, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
A Magpie, Unknown, 1277 or after, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Alexander Fights in the Town of the Sudracae, Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation, about 1470–1475, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Office of the Dead, Master of the Llangattock Hours, 1450s, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Inhabited Initial Q, Unknown, 1153, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial Q: The Ship of Bishop Theophile with the Reliquary Shrine before the City of Sousa, about 1465 - 1470, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial D: The Virgin and Child, Guglielmo Giraldi, about 1469, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Saint John Takes the Rod to Measure the Temple, Unknown, about 1255–1260, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decorated Incipit Page, Unknown, about 1504 - 1505, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Feudal Customs of Aragon, about 1290 - 1310, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Bishop, about 1280 - 1290, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial S: The Lord Appearing to David in the Water, Bute Master, text and illumination about 1285, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Resurrection; Initial R: A Sleeping Soldier, Master of the Brussels Initials, between about 1389 and 1400, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew; Initial D: Saint Andrew; Initial Q: Saint Peter, between 1389 and 1404, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial R: The Resurrection, late 15th or early 16th century, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
A Peacock, Unknown, 1277 or after, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decorated Initial V, Unknown, late 15th or early 16th century, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Guide for Constructing the Letter E, Joris Hoefnagel, about 1591–1596, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial P: The Ship of Bishop Theophile Sailing Near an Island Inhabited by Wild Men, about 1465 - 1470, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Dragon Hurls Water after the Woman Clothed in the Sun, Unknown, about 1255–1260, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decorated Incipit Page, Mesrop of Khizan, 1615, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
[Illuminated Manuscript Poem], Unknown, 1843 - 1845, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Fall from Heaven, Unknown, about 1255–1260, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Flagellation, Willem Vrelant, early 1460s, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
(Main View (.18v) / book image source), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial I: Scenes from the Life of Esther, Unknown, about 1270, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decretals, about 1170 - 1180, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Apostolic Mission, Willem Vrelant, early 1460s, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
A Night Heron, Unknown, 1277 or after, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
An Ostrich, Unknown, 1277 or after, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Initial C: The Creation of the World, Unknown, about 1420, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decorated Initial S, Unknown, late 15th or early 16th century, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Betrayal of Christ, Willem Vrelant, early 1460s, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Decorated Incipit Page, Unknown, about 1120–1140, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
(Main View (.72)), From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Marriage Contract, Unknown Artist/Maker, 1793, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, New York
Omer calendar, the Netherlands, 18th century, Unknown, 1700 - 1800, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, London
Ketubah, Calcutta, 1895, Unknown, 1895, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, London
Marriage Contract, Unknown Artist/Maker, 1885, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, New York
Esther scroll in case, Italy, 17th century, Unknown, 17th century, From the collection of: The Jewish Museum, London
Prayer Manual, probably Nigerian, Early 20th century, From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Single Volume of Qur'an, Unknown, India, early 18th Century, 1700/1750, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Qur'an Manuscript in Maghribi script, Moroccan, End of Rabi' al-Awwal, 718 AH (1318 AD), From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Dala'il al-Khayrat of al-Juzuli, Al-Hajj Hafiz Muhammad Nuri, Turkey, 1801, 1801, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Signed Qur'an, Unknown, India, 17th Century, 1600/1700, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Calligraphic ornamental page, Unknown, 16th or 17th century, From the collection of: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Part of a Quran with text and opening page, Unknown, 9th or 10th century, From the collection of: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Ferman (imperial decree) of Sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648-1687), Unknown scribe, 1659, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Qur’an, Copied by Yahya Fahreddin, 1744, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Prayer Book, Hüseyin Şah, 1520, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Delailü’l-Hayrat, Copied by İbrahim Daimi, 1700s, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Koran, Crown Prince Korkut, 1500s, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Kıt’a (single piece), Copied by Yedikuleli Seyyid Abdullah Efendi, 1700s, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Qur’an, Copied by Kadıasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi, 1837, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Qur’an, Copied by Mehmed Şevki Efendi, 1862, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Qur’an, Copied in 1674 by Mustafa Anber Ağa, 1674, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Qur’an, Copied by Hafız Tahsin Hilmi Efendi, 1894, From the collection of: Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Prayer book, Unknown, 1800/1830, From the collection of: Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Berat, Unknown, 1779, From the collection of: Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
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Sakıp Sabancı Museum
The Jewish Museum, New York
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
The Jewish Museum, London
The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin