1 An illuminated Qur’an juz (V), Mamluk Egypt or Konya, 14th/15th century

2 An illuminated Qur’an, copied by ‘Abd al-Latif al-Sayfi Uzbek, Egypt, Mamluk, dated 876 AH/1472 AD

3 An illuminated Qur'an section in Maghribi script, North Africa or Spain, 12th century

4 An illuminated Qur’an juz (I), Turkey, Ottoman, circa 1750-1850

5 An illuminated collection of prayers, including Dala’il al-khayrat, copied by Mustafa al-Guzelhisari, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1169 AH/1755-56

6 An illuminated Qur’an, Persia, Qajar, circa 1800

7 A Qur’an, Sub-Saharan West Africa, second half 19th century

8 An illuminated Qur’an, copied by al-Hafiz Ahmad al-Rida'i, Turkey, Ottoman, Edirne, dated 1279 AH/1862-63 AD

9 An illuminated Qur’an, copied by Mustafa Safwat, student of Mustafa Shukri, Bulgaria, Ottoman, Shumen, dated 1295 AH/1878-79 AD

10 A monumental Qur'an leaf in Kufic script, Near East or North Africa, late Umayyad or early Abbasid, circa 750 AD

11 A Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century

12 Al-Hasan ibn Bahlul, Kitab al-malhama, Near East, late 13th century

13 An illuminated miniature Qur'an, Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk, dated 27 Muharram [5]54 AH/24 February 1159 AD

14 Abu al-Fadl Dawud ibn Abi al-Bayan al-Isra’ili (d. circa 1240), Mukhtarat min kitab al-hawi (extracts from the medical encyclopedia of al-Razi), Near East, dated [Jumada I] 600 AH/[January-February] 1204 AD

15 Two consecutive leaves from the 'Five Surahs', copied by Abu Muhammad 'Abdul Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah-i Tabrizi, Persia or Mesopotamia, probably Baghdad, Jalayrid, circa 1370

16 Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari al-Ja'fi (d.870 AD), Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume Two, signed by Ya'qub ibn Hasan al-Hasani, Persia, Timurid, dated Rabi' al-Awwal 844 AH/August-September 1440 AD

17 An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Hasan 'Ali ibn Sa'adat ibn Muhammad ibn Sayf al-[Killi] al-Khurasani, Persia, Safavid, dated [19] Rabi' I 925 AH/ [21] March 1519 AD

18 An illuminated miniature Quran, copied by Husayn ibn Husayn ibn Hasan al-Hasani al-Husayni, Turkey, Ottoman, 16th Century

19 A miniature octagonal Qur'an, Turkey or Persia, Ottoman or Safavid, 16th/17th century

20 Nizami Ganjavi (d.1209), Sharafnameh and Makhzan al-Asrar, signed by Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, Persia, Safavid, dated 940 AH/1533 AD

21 An exceptional illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yusuf ibn 'Abdullah student of 'Ala al-Din Muhammad Tabrizi, Persia, Safavid, dated 983 AH/1575-76 AD

22 Amir Khusraw Dehlavi (d.1325), Diwan, signed by Mahmud ibn Ishaq Shahabi, Persia, Safavid, dated 957 AH/1550-51 AD

23 Afdal al-Din Khaqani (d.1186), Tuhfat al-'Iraqayn, copied by 'Abd al-Ghani, probably Herat, Persia, Safavid, dated Muharram 1025 AH/January-February 1616 AD

24 An illuminated miniature Qur'an in safina form, Persia, Zand, 18th century

25 A Waqfnama written for Shah Sultan Husayn, attributable to Ahmad al-Nayrizi, Persia, Safavid, dated Rajab 1118 AH/October - November 1706 AD

26 An illuminated Ottoman Qur'an, copied by Ahmad ibn Isma'il, Turkey, Ottoman, dated Rajab 1197 AH/June-July 1783 AD

27 An illuminated Qur'an, India, Mughal, second half 17th century

28 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad Rafi' ibn Fathallah, Persia, Safavid, dated 1098 AH/1686-87 AD

29 An illuminated Qur'an juz (XIII), copied by Hajji Maqsud al-Sharif al-Tabrizi, Persia, Safavid, dated 971 AH/1563-64 AD

30 A large illuminated Hilye, signed by Osman, student of Hafiz Osman, Turkey, Ottoman, dated [1]120 AH/1708-09 AD

31 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Ibrahim known as Da'imi, student of Sheker-Zade Mehmed Efendi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1162 AH/1748-49 AD

32 Twenty-seven illuminated Qur'an Ajza', China, 16th/17th century

33 An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned by Aqa Muhammad Baqir and copied by Murtaza ibn al-Jawad, North India, Kashmir, dated 1237 AH/1821-22 AD

34 Afdal al-Din Khaqani (d.1186), Tuhfat al-Iraqayn (A description of the poet's pilgrimage from Shirvan to Mecca), copied by Muhammad Husayn Shirazi, Persia, Tehran, Qajar, dated 1270 AH/1853-54 AD

35 A quarter section (ruba') of the Qur’an (II), North Africa, probably Morocco, 18th century

36 An illuminated calligraphy, signed by Hafiz Mustafa Nuri, Muezzin to Sultan Abdulmecid (r.1839-61), Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1268 AH/1851-52 AD

37 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Al-Hajj Shams Al-Din Al-Rafaqi, student of Isma'il Al-Faris, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1284 AH/1867-68 AD

38 An illuminated Qur'an, Turkey, Ottoman, 18th century

39 An illuminated Ruzname (official calendar) prepared by Chief Astrologer (Müneccim-Bashi) Osman Saib Efendi, for Sultan Abdulmecid I (r.1839-61), Turkey, Ottoman, drawn up on Nawruz, 16 Sha'ban 1275 AH/21 March 1859 AD

40 Nizami Ganjavi (d.1209), Khamsa, signed by Muhammad Nuri, Persia, Qajar, dated 1272 AH/1855-56 AD

41 Folios from an 'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, an illustration of four angels supporting the throne of heaven (hamlat al-'arsh), Persia, Timurid, 15th century

42 Mir Hasan Dihlavi, Sihr al-Bayan, ‘The Enchantment of Story-telling’, North India, Awadh, early 19th century

43 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: The fire ordeal of Siyavush, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

44 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: The siege of the citadel of Afrasiyab by Kay Khusrau, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

45 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: The arrival of Rustam before Kay Khusrau, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

46 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Luhrasp enthroned, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

47 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Yazdgerd, the sinner (bezeh-kar), the brother of Bahram, enthroned, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

48 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Kaveh enters Zahhak’s court to demand the release of his son, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century