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A 1346 Latin manuscript of the Coutumier de Normandie.

The Tiraz was worn often as an armband, woven with Arabic script. The woven text would invoke blessings on its owner / wearer. The Tiraz featured in this image displays an inscription of a ruler's name, a common trait in Egyptian Tiraz during the…

These delicate tapestry-woven textile armbands with inscriptions (Arabic tiraz) rendered in golden Kufic script lettering would have adorned the wearer's body in a luxurious echo of the regal blue and gold parchment Qur'ans produced during the…

The oblong pages of this palm-leaf style (pothi) book are covered with Sanskrit phrases (mantra) to treat illness, prevent disaster, and grant wellbeing. The five protective goddesses pictured here embody the five Buddhist mantra collections that…

This folio illustrates a scene from Abolqasem Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh which “recounts the history of Iran before Islam” (Canby 13). This scene is painted in vibrant colours with gold illumination on gold speckled paper. Moreover, it depicts the…

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 who was using the book as a teaching tool. The notes are largely case studies and problems in law,…

Fourteenth-century Latin manuscript of the Coutumier de Normandie, with judgements of the Exchequer. 153 leaves; 12 by 9 cm.

Latin manuscript of the Coutumier, with judgements of the Exchequer of Normandy from the beginning of the fourteenth century. 153 leaves; 12 by 9 cm.

The suzani, a weaving style practiced in both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is featured in Ura Tube style
(Gillow 2010, 43).

A fifteenth-century latin Coutumier de Normandie of 290 leaves. 10.7 by 7.2 cm.