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- Collection: BOLINTINEANU - BSR
The lacquered cover of this Shahnameh manuscript showcases a dense pattern of grape-bearing vine scrolls, which continued to be an influential motif…
This monumental map follows India's Ganges River and one of its sources, the Alakananda, from the point of view of a Hindu pilgrim travelling from one…
Qur’an Folio (Aga Khan Museum, AKM248)"The dispersed “Blue Qur’an” to which this folio belongs is one of the most famous surviving Qur’an manuscripts. The text of this outstanding…
Used for protection against illness, difficult childbirth, and the evil eye, this Ethiopian amulet scroll (Amharic kitab, Arabic for "book") was…
The contents (Sanskrit text and Hindu iconography), materials (Islamic burnished paper and Indian textiles), and format (Islamic-style binding of this…
BSR - Binding, outer covers and doublures: upper, lower, and flap"Durable yet easily decorated, leather presented an ideal material for protecting Islamic manuscripts. Some particularly fine bindings executed in the…
BSR - Moveable Type"Moveable type printing was invented in China around 1045, but was never practiced on a large scale as the number of Chinese script characters (about…
BSR - Scribal Implements“The pen is a key that opens the door to the necessities of life.” This group of Ottoman scribal implements consists of three pairs of steel…
Spiritual travel is experienced through sung prayer as well as through map image. This choir book or "antiphoner" includes chants for the Christian…
Eskandar in a Tree Pavilion, India, ca. 1610, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, AKM147Persian, Indian, and European forms converge in this stunning painting of Alexander the Great (Eskandar). Seated in a pose that resembles that of the…