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Prayer Sheet (Avalokitesvara), China, Dunhuang, 15th day of 7th month [4 August] 947 CE, Woodblock print, ink on paper, ROM, 927.24

This Buddhist prayer sheet is a rare survivor among hundreds of identical prints featuring Avalokite?vara, a form of the Boddhisatva of compassion,…

The Tantra of the Five Protectoresses (Pa?ñcarak??tantra), Nepal, Kathmandu, ca. 1780, Pigments and carbon black ink on paper, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Tibetan MSS 00015

The oblong pages of this palm-leaf style (pothi) book are covered with Sanskrit phrases (mantra) to treat illness, prevent disaster, and grant…

A manuscript of Ferdowsi"s Shahnameh, Iran, 1492-93, Opaque watercolour, ink, silver and gold on paper, Binding: leather, paint, lacquer, pasteboard, , AKM269,

The lacquered cover of this Shahnameh manuscript showcases a dense pattern of grape-bearing vine scrolls, which continued to be an influential motif…

The Choice Book of Fatwas (Kit?b al-Mukht?r lil-fatwa) , ?Abd All?h ibn Ma?m?d ?anaf?" (1203"1284), Egypt, 1425, Manuscript: parchment, red and black ink on paper , Binding: leather, pasteboard, , Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Arabic MSS 00087,

This fifteenth-century copy of an important textbook in Islamic law is intricately annotated with the notes of a legal expert (Arabic faqih) in Egypt…

Marriage Contract (Ketubah) of David ben Shabettov and Serula bat Samuel, Greece, Thessaloniki,, 24 March 1797/26 Adar 5557, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper and parchment, , Royal Ontario Museum, 974X409.1,

This Jewish marriage contract (Hebrew ketubah) details the groom"s financial obligations to the bride in the event of divorce or widowhood. Both text…

Tiraz textile fragments, Egypt, 10th century, Linen with tapestry-woven inscription in silk , ROM, 978.76.984 A

These delicate tapestry-woven textile armbands with inscriptions (Arabic tiraz) rendered in golden Kufic script lettering would have adorned the…

Amulet Scroll , Ethiopia, late 19th century, Black and red ink on parchment, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, MSS 08024

Used for protection against illness, difficult childbirth, and the evil eye, this Ethiopian amulet scroll (Amharic kitab, Arabic for "book") was…

Prayer Book (Dala'il al-Khayrat), 19th century, Morocco, Gilt and embossed leather binding; opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper,

This late copy of the Dala'il al-Khayrat was created in Morocco, where the work was originally composed four hundred years earlier. Thousands of…

Choir Book , Spain, Granada (?), 16th century, ink and paint on parchment, wood cover with metal, , Western University, Music Library, MS M2150,

Spiritual travel is experienced through sung prayer as well as through map image. This choir book or "antiphoner" includes chants for the Christian…

A pilgrimage route for the river Alakananda from Haridwar to Badrinath in Garhwal, India, Garhwal, early 18th century ,

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…

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