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Islamic Manuscripts

The Walters’ collection of Islamic Manuscripts showcases masterpieces of illuminated and illustrated manuscripts. The sacred, devotional and non-religious manuscripts presented here were created across the breadth of the Islamic world and date from the 9th through the 19th century. In the Islamic book, the primary vehicle for literary and artistic expression, the powers of poetry, prayer and visual form collide. They bear witness to remarkable achievements in literature and the book arts. Examples include a 15th-century Koran from northern India, executed at the height of the Timurid empire; a luxurious 16th-century copy of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw, illustrated by a number of famous artists for the emperor Akbar; and a Turkish calligraphy album by Sheik Handullah al Amasi, one of the greatest calligraphers. 

All images of Islamic manuscripts were created and are provided through a Preservation and Access grant awarded to The Walters Art Museum by the National Endowment for the Humanities, 2008-2010.

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Image for Marvels of the World

Marvels of the World

1022 AH/AD 1613 (Safavid)
W.652
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Book of Kings (Shahnama)

1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)
W.602
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Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Manuscript: 1028 AH/AD 1618-1619; Illustrations: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid)
W.601
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Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I

Iranian Artist
mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
W.691
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Young Man with a Flower

Iranian Artist
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
W.680
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Single Leaf of a Nilgai

Indian Artist
1625-1650 (Mughal)
W.865
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Image for Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan

Indian Artist
mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)
W.700
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Image for Single Leaf of an Old Man Kneeling

Single Leaf of an Old Man Kneeling

mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
W.686
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Five Poems (Quintet)

1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)
W.611
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Jesuit Priest

Indian Artist
mid-11th century AH/17th century AD (Mughal)
W.695
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Burning and Melting

1068 AH/AD 1657 (Safavid; Mughal)
W.649
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Book on Navigation

late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
W.658
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Image for Collection of Poems (masnavi)

Collection of Poems (masnavi)

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Image for Three Hundred Sixty Sufi Questions

Three Hundred Sixty Sufi Questions

1081 AH/AD 1670 (Ottoman)
W.585
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Glossary of Islamic Legal Terminology

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Image for Single Leaf of a Couple Embracing

Single Leaf of a Couple Embracing

1098 AH/AD1689 (Safavid)
W.690
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Anthology of Persian Poetry

Iranian Artist
1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)
W.653
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Portrait of a Ruler

Indian Artist
1111-1163 AH/AD 1700-1750
W.889
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Image for Single Leaf of a Mughal Emperor with a Document

Single Leaf of a Mughal Emperor with a Document

Indian Artist
12th-13th century AH/AD 18th-19th century (Mughal)
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Anthology of Persian Poetry

Iranian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century
W.654
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Qur'an

African Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century
W.568
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Image for Single Leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh

Single Leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh

Indian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
W.912
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Qur'an

12th century AH/AD 18th century
W.574
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Portrait of Lal Kunwar

Indian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
W.712
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Yusuf and Zulaykha

late 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
W.646
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Image for Single Leaf of a Seated Man with a Flower

Single Leaf of a Seated Man with a Flower

Indian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
W.709
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Dancing Girls

Indian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Rajput)
W.710
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Mughal Court Scene

Indian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
W.698
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Image for Single Leaf of a Portrait of the Emperor Akbar

Single Leaf of a Portrait of the Emperor Akbar

Indian Artist
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
W.711
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Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life

12th century AH/AD 18th century
W.580
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Women Bathing on the Bank of a River

Indian Artist
early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Rajput)
W.708
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