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Countermarked Persian Siglos
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Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
This manuscript of Jami’s Yusuf and Zulaykha retains its decorated binding, double illuminated frontispiece, and five illustrations. The text is copied in nasta`liq in two columns ...
An Album of Persian Paintings and Drawings
An Album of Persian Paintings and Drawings
This album is bound in folding or accordion format, with 20 folios, or 40 pages, containing Persian sketches and paintings. The majority of the works are rendered in black or red ...
Countermarked coin of Hypaepa (Lydia) under Caracalla
Countermarked coin of Hypaepa (Lydia) under Caracalla
Obv.: Bust of young Caracalla laureate, r.; CTMK of Artemis Anaitis in r. field.
Rev.: Tyche holding rudder standing to l. in tetrastyle temple, which is represented with the pedi...
The Beloved Arrives at Midnight (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 54 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari
The Beloved Arrives at Midnight (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 54 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari
The recto side of the folio features two columns of Persian text written in black ink and nasta’liq script. The columns are interrupted by a painting depicting a male figure in the...
Persian siglos
Persian siglos
Obv.: Archer with bow and dagger running to r.; two small countermarks.
Rev.: incuse punch...
Two folios of Persian poetry in safina format
Two folios of Persian poetry in safina format
These two separate folios are dispersed from a small manuscript of Persian poetry written in oblong format (safina). On the recto side of the folios the text area is divided into t...
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“By Instruments her Powers Appeare”: Music and Authority in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I
“By Instruments her Powers Appeare”: Music and Authority in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I’s musical talents and the elaborate music of her courtly entertainments are widely acknowledged. However, while the effect of Elizabeth’s gender on her authority ...
The Existence of the Manuscript in Minangkabau Indonesia and its Field in Islamic Studies
The Existence of the Manuscript in Minangkabau Indonesia and its Field in Islamic Studies
The existence of manuscripts in the Minangkabau area has undergone a development that is not only in certain surau but can even be found in various places in Minangkabau. The text ...
Like Huginn and Muninn? Cinema studies and Scandinavian studies as Kulturwissenschaft
Like Huginn and Muninn? Cinema studies and Scandinavian studies as Kulturwissenschaft
As ‘Scandinavian cinema’ is the subject both of cinema studies and Scandinavian studies, this article discusses their relationship in the past and present. The primary focus is on ...
Vessel in the form of a horse's head
Vessel in the form of a horse's head
Silver gilding, Achaemenid...
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