"Islamic Art": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 36, no. 2 (Fall, 1978)
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 2

"Islamic Art"

Ettinghausen, Richard
1978
48 pages
8.5 x 11 in
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Richard Ettinghausen

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Habiballah of Sava  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Habiballah of Sava
Farid al-Din `Attar
ca. 1600
"Physician Preparing an Elixir", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl
dated 621 AH/1224 CE
Folio from the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Opaque watercolor on paper
13th century
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Nushirvan Eating Food Brought by the Sons of Mahbud", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
1330s
"Zal is Restored to his Father Sam by the Simurgh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30
"Rustam Kills the White Div", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30
Princely Couple, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
1400–1405
"Siyavush Displays his Skill at Polo before Afrasiyab," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Multiple artists/makers
dated 741 AH/1341 CE
"Elias and Khizr at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
late 15th century
"Conquest of Baghdad by Timur", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victory), Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Multiple artists/makers
Dhu'l Hijja 839 AH/June–July 1436 CE
Anthology of Persian Poetry, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: Leather and gold
15th century
Four Captive Demons, Watercolor and gold on silk
1470–1500
"Three Men Before a Castle", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din  Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86
"Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r  from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Farid al-Din `Attar  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Farid al-Din `Attar
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
ca. 1600
Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510), Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th century
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di, Sultan Muhammad Nur  Iranian, Ink, gold, and colors on paper
Sultan Muhammad Nur
ca. 1525–35
"Zal Slays Khazarvan", Folio 104r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1525–30
"The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz from a Cul-de-sac", Folio 708v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Muzaffar 'Ali
ca. 1530–35
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Sultan Muhammad
ca. 1525
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