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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2024-05-07
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-12-07
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-12-07
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-11-14
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-11-14
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-11-01
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-11-01
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-11-01
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-11-01
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-06-14
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Editorial Spring Season In Toronto, Canada - 06 May 2024
- 2023-04-25
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Editorial Young prince and a dervish. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince (Sultan Bayazid Bistami?) conversing with a dervish in a building outside which are another dervish and two young men. A miniature painting ...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial Prince overseeing an execution. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Mounted prince supervising the execution of Amir Sayyid 'Imad al-din Nasimi. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial Mawlana Jami and a prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Mawlana Jami and a young prince conversing in a landscape, surrounded by several companions. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial Pahlawan Mahmud wrestling. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Pahlawan Mahmud wrestling before an enthroned prince. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies o...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial A lady before a young prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince seated in a garden by a stream approached by a young lady and her maid (illustration to the biography of Shah Qaysar). A miniature paintin...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial Adam honoured by angels. Majalis al-'Ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Angels paying homage to Adam watched by Iblis (Satan). A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken fr...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial Angels paying homage to Adam watched by Iblis. In a highly decorated composition angels prostrate themselves in front of the naked figure of Adam. Iblis observes from the right corner. From the "Majalis al-ushshak". ID: Or 11837,fol.f 9 v.
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial A prince honouring a sheikh. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince embracing the feet of Sheikh Awhad al-din Kirmani; attendants with the princes horse on the terrace outside. A miniature painting from a si...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial Hakim Sana'i riding a mule. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Hakim Sana'i, riding a mule, encounters a shepherd with his flock and a young horseman outside a building. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century ma...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial Dismounting before a prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A prince, riding in a landscape, encounters a young man who throws himself from his horse before him (illustration to the biography of Abu'l-Muzaffar Amir...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial Farhad before Shirin. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Shirin, riding with attendants, is offered a cup of milk by Farhad. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Ass...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial Shams i Tabriz and dervishes. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Shams i Tabriz on horseback and a companion on a mule. encountering dervishes in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial Halting of Prince Pir Budaq. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Man seizing the hind legs of a galloping horse on which Prince Pir Budaq is mounted. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majal...
- 2022-12-24
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Editorial The sultan shocked. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The sultan, with a gesture of astonishment, enters a chamber where a bearded man and a youth are sleeping embraced (illustration to the biography of Sultan Muhamma...
- 2022-07-22
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Editorial Cinnamon rose, Rosa majalis, and sweet briar, Rosa rubiginosa, Rosa umbellata flore carneo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1...
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved by William Clark from Rebecca Hey's "Moral of Flowers," London, Longman, Rees, 1833. Mrs. Rebecca Hey was a Victorian writer, poet and artist who wrote "Spi...
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis.
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Kimikagesou, suzuran or lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901.
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A. Burnett from her "Plantae Utiliores: or Illustrations of Useful Plants," Whittaker, London, 1842. Miss Burnett drew the botanical illustrations, but the t...
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Single May rose, Rosa majalis (Rosa cinnamomea flore simplici). Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Charlin after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from "Les Roses," Firmin Didot, Paris, 1817.
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial May rose, Rosa majalis variety (Rosa cinnamomea maialis). Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Chapuy after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from "Les Roses," Firmin Didot, Paris, 1817.
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Cinnamon rose, Rosa majalis, and sweet briar, Rosa rubiginosa, Rosa umbellata flore carneo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1...
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial Lily of the valley, white flowers, red berries, large green leaves, roots visible... Le muguet de Mai (Convallaria majalis).
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial India: Indian Shia Muslim Community Observes Youm-e-Ashura
- 2021-08-21
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Editorial Daily Life In Toronto, Canada - 05 May 2010
- 2021-07-04
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Editorial Khwaja Abu'l-Wafa struck. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young man striking Khwaja Abu'l-Wafa with a harp before several bystanders in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the ...
- 2020-12-04
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Editorial A prince and his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince and two attendants with his tutor on a terrace. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemb...
- 2020-12-04
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Editorial Sultan Pir Budaq weeping. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The sultan, attended, weeping on a riverbank as a young man struggling in the water among fish, drowns (illustration to the biography of Sultan Pir Budaq). A...
- 2020-12-04
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Editorial Muhammad Tabadkani (d.1486) dancing with dervishes. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Source: Or. 11837, f.152. Language: Persian.
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Sultan Husayn Aflati seated. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sultan Husayn Aflati seated with young men on a terrace and observed by a prince at an upper window. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscr...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Sultan Babur with his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The young Sultan Babur on a terrace with his tutor and two attendants. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Decorative botanical print with snowdrop, lily of the valley, squill and bluebell.
- 2020-12-01
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Editorial Layla and Majnun at school. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Layla and Majnun (Qays) at school. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Im...
- 2020-09-29
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of...
- 2020-09-28
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Editorial Cinnamon rose, Rosa majalis. Rosa cinnamomea flore simplica, Rosier de Mai a fleurs simples. Stipple copperplate engraving by Jean Louis Auguste Charlin handcoloured a la poupee after a botanical illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from the first fol...
- 2020-07-28
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Editorial Pink cinnamon rose, Rosa majalis. Rosa cinnamomea maialis, Rosier de Mai. Stipple copperplate engraving by Jean Baptiste Chapuy handcoloured a la poupee after a botanical illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from the first folio edition of Les Roses, ...
- 2020-07-28
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Editorial Lilies of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, Purity and return of happiness; The purple Emperor Butterfly, Apatura iris, Immortality of the soul. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of ...
- 2020-07-28
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Editorial Lelietje-van-dalen (Convallaria majalis). Lelien van daele. / Lilium Convallium / Muguet (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Bo?tius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 290 mm ? w 192 mm.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial Broad orchis (Dactylorhiza majalis) Stallion. / Satirion orchis leaf Cinosorchis. / Du Satijrion. (title on object), Orchid, probably the broad orchis. Numbered top right: 138. Top right the Latin name. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers...
- 2019-12-18
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis.
- 2019-10-28
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Editorial Muhammad Tabadkani (d.1486) dancing with dervishes. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Source: Or. 11837, f.152. Language: Persian.
- 2019-07-09
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Editorial Brede orchis (Dactylorhiza majalis). Standelkruijd. / Satirion orchijs vel Cinosorchis. / Du Satijrion. (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Bo?tius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 270 mm ? ...
- 2019-04-16
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Editorial Lelietje-van-dalen (Convallaria majalis). Lelien van daele. / Lilium Convallium / Muguet (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Bo?tius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 290 mm ? w 192 mm.
- 2019-04-16
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of...
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants), Jena, 1876.
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial Brede orchis (Dactylorhiza majalis). Standelkruijd. / Satirion orchijs vel Cinosorchis. / Du Satijrion. (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Bo?tius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 270 mm ? ...
- 2019-01-25
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Editorial Lelietje-van-dalen (Convallaria majalis). Lelien van daele. / Lilium Convallium / Muguet (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Bo?tius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 290 mm ? w 192 mm.
- 2019-01-25
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Editorial Husayn Akhlati receiving gifts. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Husain Akhlati (d.1368) who was sent gifts by Barkuk, Mamluk King of Egypt. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of t...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Execution of a thief. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah (d.1117) looking at a thief hanging. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Mansur al-Hallaj (d.922) being hanged. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Source: Or. 11837, f.48v. Language: Persian.
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Mawlana Lutf Allah of Nishapur (d.1384) watching hailstones break his wine bottle. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Source: Or. 11837, f.125. Language: Persian.
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial The Prophet and his successors. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. The Prophet with 'Ali, Abu Bakr, Husayn and Hasan. An eighteenth century North-Indian style miniature painting added to a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('T...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial Men preaching. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Khwaja 'Abdallah Ansari preaching: both he and his audience have removed their turbans and are gazing skywards. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sheikh Najim al-din Kubra. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sheikh Najm al-din Kubra seated in a pavilion with companions, approached from outside by a king with his sword slung around his neck and bearing his crown ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Khwaja Abu'l-Wafa struck. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young man striking Khwaja Abu'l-Wafa with a harp before several bystanders in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Ahmad al-Ghazali and a youth. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran. 1590-1600. The mystic Ahmad al-Ghazali in a landscape surrounded by a number of youths, one of whom he is addressing. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Dismounting before a prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A prince, riding in a landscape, encounters a young man who throws himself from his horse before him (illustration to the biography of Abu'l-Muzaffar Amir...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A prince and his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince and two attendants with his tutor on a terrace. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemb...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Decorated frontispiece. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. One half of an illuminated double-page frontispiece from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken fr...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Party of young men. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A convivial party of young men in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers')...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Adam honoured by angels. Majalis al-'Ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Angels paying homage to Adam watched by Iblis (Satan). A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken fr...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Farhad before Shirin. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Shirin, riding with attendants, is offered a cup of milk by Farhad. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Ass...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Husayn Akhlati receiving gifts. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Husain Akhlati (d.1368) who was sent gifts by Barkuk, Mamluk King of Egypt. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of t...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Layla and Majnun at school. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Layla and Majnun (Qays) at school. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Im...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Outdoor gathering. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Convivial gathering in a garden. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken from ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Majnun at the Kaaba. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Majnun at the Kaaba. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken from Majali...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sultan Sanjar spies dervishes. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sultan Sanjar, riding with two attendants, looks from above into a building in which dervishes are seated in conversation. A miniature painting from a s...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Young prince and a dervish. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince (Sultan Bayazid Bistami?) conversing with a dervish in a building outside which are another dervish and two young men. A miniature painting ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Prince overseeing an execution. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Mounted prince supervising the execution of Amir Sayyid 'Imad al-din Nasimi. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sheikh Dhu'l-Nun and a youth. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sheikh Dhu'l-Nun, accompanied by followers, addressing a youth who kneels before him in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manusc...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Execution of a thief. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah (d.1117) looking at a thief hanging. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial An execution before a king. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. An execution before a king. The criminal is being hung head downwards (illustration to the biography of Sheikh Adhuri). A miniature painting from a sixteen...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Shaykhzada 'Umar with pupils. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Shaykhzada 'Umar instructing five pupils in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemb...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Hakim Sana'i riding a mule. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Hakim Sana'i, riding a mule, encounters a shepherd with his flock and a young horseman outside a building. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century ma...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sultan Jalal al-Din Malikshah. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sultan Jalal al-Din Malikshah with two attendants visiting a nomad's encampment, being greeted by the tribesman. A miniature painting from a sixteenth c...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Worshippers at the Kaaba. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The Kaaba surrounded by worshippers; a young man fallen in a faint before it (illustrating the biography of Sutan Ibrahim Adham). A miniature painting from a...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Decorated opening page. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. An opening page with decorated text, an illuminated heading and marginal hunting imagery from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assem...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The sultan holding court. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The sultan holding court. Among those present is a young man seated bareheaded, holding a sheathed sword (illustration to the biography of Sultan Muhammad b....
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Imam Ja'far Sadiq and al-Hasan. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Imam Ja'far Sadiq (haloed) embracing the youthful al-Hasan in a landscape, surrounded by several onlookers. A miniature painting from a sixteenth centu...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The sultan shocked. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The sultan, with a gesture of astonishment, enters a chamber where a bearded man and a youth are sleeping embraced (illustration to the biography of Sultan Muhamma...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sheikh Abu Sa'id and a youth. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sheikh Abu Sa'id conversing with a young man in a landscape, with bystanders on either side. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Khusraw Dihlawi and a prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Amir Khusraw Dihlawi baring his arm before an enthroned prince. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Decorated frontispiece. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. One half of an illuminated double-page frontispiece from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken fr...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Dervishes dancing. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Dervishes dancing in a courtyard with musicians and a young man watching from a doorway. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Yusuf before Zulaykha. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Yusuf, haloed and bearing a ewer on a tray, enters from the left before Zulaykha and her maids who, overwhelmed by his beauty, cut their fingers. A miniature pa...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Tavern scene. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sheikh Zhandapil and a youth drinking with others, in a tavern. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'Ushahaq ('The Assemblies of the L...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Mansur al-Hallaj (d.922) being hanged. Majalis al-'ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Source: Or. 11837, f.48v. Language: Persian.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sultan Pir Budaq weeping. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The sultan, attended, weeping on a riverbank as a young man struggling in the water among fish, drowns (illustration to the biography of Sultan Pir Budaq). A...
- 2018-12-06
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