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Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami
Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami
In the tragic romance between Layla and Qays (later known as majnun—“mad” or “possessed”), the two met and fell in love as schoolchildren. Layla’s father rejected Qays’s marriage p...
Movie poster “Return of Nathan Becker,” Moscow, 1932
Movie poster “Return of Nathan Becker,” Moscow, 1932
The poster - “Neytan Beker’s tsurikkumen. A Yiddishe klang-film” (Return of Nathan Becker. Yiddish sound film) in original Yiddish - includes the image of Solomon Mikhoels in a rol...
Movie poster “The Return of Nathan Becker,” Moscow, 1932
Movie poster “The Return of Nathan Becker,” Moscow, 1932
The poster - “Vozvrashchenie Neitana Bekera. Zvukovoi govoriashchii fil’m na evreiskom iazyke” (Return of Nathan Becker. Yiddish sound film) in original Russian - is done in avant-...
Drawings Of A Father And Son, In Geoffrey Of Ufford's
Miscellaneous Compilation Of Texts
Drawings Of A Father And Son, In Geoffrey Of Ufford's
Miscellaneous Compilation Of Texts
Almost nothing is known about Geoffrey of Ufford,
and this appears to be the sole surviving copy of his compilation.
The only clues are his name (there are two places called Ufford...
Hercules at the Court of Omphale
Hercules at the Court of Omphale
In this horizontal composition Hans Cranach depicted an episode from the story of Hercules which is not particularly heroic in comparison to most of the hero’s labours and exploits...
Gushtasp Slays a Dragon (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Gushtasp Slays a Dragon (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Gushtasp was a son of the Iranian king Luhrasp. When his father refused to abdicate in his favor, the impatient young prince left Iran for the capital city of Rum (Constantinople)....
Decorated Initials And Colour-Notes, In Geoffrey Of Ufford's
Miscellaneous Compilation Of Texts
Decorated Initials And Colour-Notes, In Geoffrey Of Ufford's
Miscellaneous Compilation Of Texts
Almost nothing is known about Geoffrey of Ufford,
and this appears to be the sole surviving copy of his compilation.
The only clues are his name (there are two places called Ufford...