Works on Paper from the Islamic and Near Eastern Worlds

Ɵ "Descriptio Imperii Turcici", a map of the Middle East including Anatolia, Egypt, the Arabian Gulf and Persia, printed on paper [Probably Amster...

Ɵ Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, Memorie Istoriographiche delli regni della Morea e Negroponte... (on the victories in Morea against the Ottoman Turks)...

Ɵ Brion. "Perse, Turquie Asiatique et Arabie", engraved map on paper [Paris, 1786] single leaf, engraved map of Persia, Asiatic Turkey and Arabia ...

Ɵ James Cook, A Journal of a Voyage Around the World, in his Majesty's Ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771 ..., first edition,...

Ɵ Anthimos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Al-Hidaya al-Qawiya ila l'amana al-Mustaqima (A Guide to the True Faith), first Arabic edition printed in Arab...

Ɵ Jean Chardin, Voyages du Chevalier Chardin en Persen et autres lieux de l'Orient, printed in French, edition nouvelle by Le Normant [Paris, 1811...

Ɵ Yusuf Nabi, Dhayl-i Siyar-i Nabawi (on the life of Prophet Muhammad), printed in Arabic, on paper, by the Bulaq Press [Egypt (Cairo) dated Jumad...

Ɵ Tafsir al-Tabayaan al-Qur'an (Explanation of the interpretations of the Qur'an), printed in Arabic by the Bulaq Press [Egypt (Cairo), dated 1256...

Ɵ Rev. Robert Walsh, Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, illustrated by Thomas Allom, first edition, first series ...

 Ɵ Arthur J. Joyce, The Cossack and the Turk: a popular account of the affairs of the Ottoman Empire, first edition [London, Henry Vizetelly, 1853...

Frederick George (artist, attributed to), Three illustrations for publication in the Illustrated London News, original drawings on paper [Egypt (p...

Ɵ Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man, Kitab al-Fatawaa al-Anqariyaa (a work of Hannafi fiqh), two volumes, printed in Arabic by the Bulaq press [Egypt (probably...

Ɵ Imam Kamil Othman bin Hassan ibn Ahmed al-Khubuwi, Dora al-Nas'heen (a book of sermons), second edition, printed in Arabic by the Bulaq Press [...

Ɵ Tarikh Muhammad Pasha (the history of Muhammad Pasha), printed in Ottoman Turkish [probably Constantinople, dated Rabi II 1290 AH (1873 AD)] sin...

Ɵ Sharaf and Sherafat, rare limited edition facsimile publication of the two monthly periodicals, containing issues 1-87 (1882-1891) from Sharaf a...

Ɵ Early photographs from Egypt, Damascus and the Holy Lands, including some by Hippolyte Arnoux, Felix Bonfils and Zangaki, printed in black and w...

Ɵ Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople, first edition, 2 volumes [Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates & co., 1896] 2 volumes, complete, frontispieces and p...

Ɵ Russo-Turkic and -Perso printing, three typeset and lithographed Persian and Ottoman Turkish texts from different authors [Tashkent and Kazan, 1...

Ɵ "My three weeks at Pera", early photograph album of original photographs printed by Phebus [Turkey (Beyoglu region), dated September 1902]single...

Ɵ An album of 62 photographs of a visit to Algiers and Tunisia, most early prints from originals with a few original photographs [Algiers and Tuni...

Ɵ The Sennar Dam and the Gezira Irrigation Scheme, together with some photographs of the construction of the Dam, reprinted from The Engineer of S...

Ɵ Vast album of original photographs and post-cards, depicting a single journey across North Africa [North Africa (mostly Morocco, Tunisia and Alg...

Ɵ "Kem" Kimon E Marengo. Set of 5 World War II propaganda posters depicting adaptations of Shahnameh scenes, in Farsi, apparent reprinted edition ...

Collection of early photography of Ceylon, including three by Charles T. Scowen, black and white photographs [Sri Lanka (Ceylon), c. 1890] five bl...

Large collection of photographs of India, many originals from photographers including Murray, Bourne and Shepherd [India, most late nineteenth cen...

Leaf from a Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on parchment [North Africa or Near East, probably second half of the ninth century] sing...

Leaf from an Abbasid Qur'an, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on parchment [North Africa or the Near East, end of the ninth or early tenth century]...

Illustrated leaf form the Muqamat of al-Hariri of Basra, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Mamluk territories (probably Syria), probably c...

Ɵ Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn Ali bin Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Hariri, known as 'al-Hariri of Basra', Maqamat al-Hariri (the Assemblies of al-Hariri),...

Leaf from a Mamluk Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [Mamluk Egypt, c. 1400] single leaf, containing text from Surah al-Hajj (The...

Collection of leaves from dispersed Qur'ans, in Arabic, illuminated manuscripts on paper [North Africa and the Near East, thirteenth to fifteenth ...

Ɵ Ali bin Muhammad al-Khazin, Tafsir Li'bab al-Ta'wil fi Ma'ani al-Tanzil, third volume only, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper ["Granada i...

Ɵ Abdullah bin Abdullah al-Tarjuman, Tuhfa al'Arib fi al-Radi ila Ahl al-Salib [Treatise on refuting the arguments of the people of the cross], in...

A large Qur'anic writing board, for either ritual or academic use, in Arabic, ink on carved wooden panel with handle [probably Somalia, early twen...

An attractive Qur'anic writing board, containing verses of the Qur'an relating to Suleyman, in Arabic, ink on carved wooden panel with handle [Wes...

Ɵ Abdul Qadir bin Musin al-Gilani, Al-Ghunya Li Talibi Tariq Al-Haqq (Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth), second volume only, ...

Ɵ Kitab al-Jawharah al-Nafisah fi Ulum al-Khanisa (The Precious Jewel, on the ecclesiastical sciences), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [...

Ɵ Safar Youhna al-Ra'ani (The Book of Revelations), in Bohairic Coptic and Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper ["The Holy City of Jerusalem", da...

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Ɵ Euchologion, in Arabic and Coptic, decorated manuscript on paper [Egypt, c. 1700 AD] single volume, 138 leaves, substantial section of codex, la...

Ɵ Ignatius of Loyola, Kitab al-Riyadat al-Ruhiya ... (The Spiritual Excercises of Ignatius of Loyola), translated from the Latin original Exerciti...

Ɵ Kitab Dastoor al-Adviyeh al-Mubarak fi Ilm al-Tibb (a guide to herbal medicine), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Jerusalem ("in the Sa...

Leaf from a fine Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on parchment [Abbasid territories (possibly Syria), ninth century] single leaf, con...

Leaf from an important Kufic Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Near East (probably Damascus, Syria), tenth century] single l...

Ɵ Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muslin Qutabaya al-Dinawari al-Marwazi, known as 'Ibn Qutabaya', Kitab Qarib al-Hadith al-Sharif, containing third volume ...

Monumentally large Qur'anic carved wooden panel, inscribed with Arabic prayer [probably Seljuk Anatolia or Ilkhanid Persia, thirteenth century]  s...

Ɵ Abu' Hassan Ali bin Muhammad al-Jaldaki, Juz' al-Thani min Kitab Durra al-Aghwas wakunaz al-Ikhtasis (on gemstones and alchemical sciences), vol...

Ɵ Hasan bin Umar bin Hasan ibn Habib al-Halabi, Jami'yat al-Akhbar fi Isma' Al-Khalaf'a wa Muluk al-Amsaar (A historical and geographical account ...

Ɵ Safi al-Din Abd' al-Mu'min ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fakhir al-Urmawi al-Baghdadi, known as 'al-Urmawi', Kitab al-Adwar (Book of Cycles, a treatise on th...

A calligraphic panel by Ismail Zuhtu, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [Ottoman Turkey, second half of eighteenth century]  single sheet...

Ɵ Sa'ad al-Din Massoud ibn Umar al-Taftazani, Tazhib al-Mantiq wa al-Kalam, one of there short treatises bound together, decorated manuscript on p...

Collection of calligraphic panels, taken from fine albums, in Arabic, illuminated manuscripts on paper [Ottoman Turkey, first half of nineteenth c...

Ɵ Mawla Sal'a wa S'llim daima' abadan (a volume of Arabic Qasa'ida), 8 parts in one volume, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [p...

Group of six calligraphic panels in a fine Ta'liq script, five of these signed by Muhammad Qasim, illuminated manuscripts on paper [Ottoman Turkey...

Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Abbasid Mesopotamia, likely first half of the ninth century] sing...

Ɵ Section from the Kitab al-Hadi al-Fiqh al-Shafi'i, single gathering only, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [probably Seljuk Persia, mid-...

An Early Talismanic document containing the illustration of a horse, with surrounding prayers and inscriptions in Arabic, decorated manuscript on ...

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