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Handwritten works in Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Ottoman Turkish from libraries around the world — gathered in one place, arranged by subject and author, and readable page by page right here.
18773manuscripts
7libraries
4languages
Persian
A praise of calligraphy
muhammad riza al-din · Library of Congress · 1828
Persian
Three bayts (verses) on worldly desires
Library of Congress · 17??
Persian
Standing woman and a ghazal of Hafiz
Library of Congress · 16??
Persian
Ghazal by Sa'di
Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
Verses on perceived value
muhammad mahdi husayni · Library of Congress · 1836
Persian
Verses by Shaykh Baha'i
Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
[Album of miniatures and specimens of calligraphy of Indian origin].
Princeton University Library · 1600-1899
Persian
[Persian calligraphy and illustration album].
Princeton University Library · 1650-1750
Arabic
Qur'an carpet page
Library of Congress · 13??
Arabic
Interlinear Qur'an (Surat al-Nisa')
Library of Congress · 1250
Arabic
Ijazah (diploma)
ali ra'if efendi · Library of Congress · 1791
Arabic
Qur'anic verses
Library of Congress · 11??
Persian
Id (feast day ) Prayer
Library of Congress · 17??
Persian
Note about the construction of a takiyah-khanah
Library of Congress · 19??
Persian
Prayer (du'a) for a king
kamal al-din (ikhtiyar al-munshi) · Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
A friend's letter
Library of Congress · 17??
Persian
Sa'di,"The Chinese Girl and the Slave"
Library of Congress · 14??
Persian
Persian prose and poetry
Library of Congress · 1743
Persian
Colophon of Nizami's "Sharafnamah"; title page of Nizami's "Iqbalnamah"
Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
Advice (nasihat) to a king
Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
Quatrain by Rumi
mir 'ali · Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
Verses by Jami
mahmud b. mawlana khwajah · Library of Congress · 15??
Persian
Fal-i Qur'an (divination by the Qur'an)
Library of Congress · 1550
Persian
Illuminated frontispiece
Library of Congress · 15??
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