1 An illuminated Qur'an, North Africa, Algeria, dated Rabi' al-Awwal 1188 AH/May-June 1774 AD

2 A monumental illuminated Qur'an, copied by Muhammad ibn Salih al-Kumi, East Caucasus, Dagestan, dated 1263 AH/1846-47 AD

3 An illuminated Qur'an, East Africa or Oman, dated Shawwal 1262 AH/September-October 1846 AD

4 A talismanic manuscript, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Northern Nigeria, 19th/early 20th century

5 An illuminated collection of prayers including Dala'il al-Khayrat, North Africa, Morocco, 18th century

6 A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Nigeria, late 19th/early 20th century

7 A wooden Qur'an board, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Nigeria, late 19th/early 20th century

8 Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d.1111), Ihya 'ulum al-din ('The Revival of the Religious Sciences'), Spain, Almohad, 12th-13th century AD

9 Five leaves from an illuminated Qur'an in eastern Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Persia, 10th/11th century AD

10 A large Qur’an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, late Umayyad or early Abbasid, circa 750 AD

11 An illuminated Qur'an in gold Kufic script, Near East or Persia, circa 10th century AD, with replacement leaves, dated 1341 AH/1923 AD

12 Diya' al-Din Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmed al-Malaqi, known as Ibn Al-Baytar (d.1248), Kitab al-jami' li-mufradat al-adwiyah wa'l-aghdhiyah ('The Compendium on Simple Drugs and Foodstuffs'), Near East, circa 1300 AD

13 An early manuscript of Arabic Melkite Gospel Lectionaries, Egypt or Syria, late 12th-early 13th century AD

14 An illuminated talismanic scroll, Near East or Mesopotamia, Ayyubid or Abbasid, 13th century AD

15 Two Qur'an leaves in Muhaqqaq script on paper, Anatolia or Central Asia, circa 1300-1335

16 A map of Egypt and Israel depicting Jerusalem, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, 14th/15th century

17 Sections from a large illuminated Qur'an, Egypt, Mamluk, first half 14th century

18 An illuminated miniature Qur'an, Iraq, 14th century

19 A compilation of Arab literary texts, Iraq or Near East, giving the name Yaq'ut al-Musta'simi, 13th/14th century, with later illumination, Mughal India or Safavid Persia, 16th/17th century

20 An illuminated miniature Qur'an, Persia, Safavid, 16th century

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 A rare complete copy of Rasa’il Ikhwan al-Safa ('Epistles of the Brethren of Purity'), copied by Muhammad Baqir ibn Hajji Muhammad al-Hafiz, Persia, Safavid, dated 1041-42 AH/1631-33 AD

23 A miniature inscribed jade amulet with Qur'anic verses, signed by Murtaza 'Abdali, India, 19th century

24 Forty-nine illuminated leaves from a monumental Qur'an in Bihari script, India, Sultanate, 16th century

25 An illuminated Qur'an, commissioned by Muhammad Qasim Jan Khuqandi, copied by Mulla 'Abdullah Shah known as Ibn Haqayiq, North India, Kashmir, dated 11 Shawwal 1296 AH/27 September 1879 AD

26 A small illuminated Qur'an, copied by Sha'ban ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ghazi Dede, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1046 AH/1636-37 AD

27 An early copy of Kitab Fada'il al-Jihad ('The Book of the Virtues of War'), a translation into Turkish by Baki Efendi (1526-1600) of Mashari’ al-Ashwaq ila Masar’i al-Ushshaq ('The Paths of Longing to the Battlegrounds of Lovers [of God]') by Ibn al-Nahhas (d.1411), signed by Ahmad ibn ‘Abdullah, dated Thursday 20 Jumada I 1072 AH/11 January 1662 AD

28 An illuminated Ottoman Qur'an, copied by Mehmed ibn Abu Bakr, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1104 AH/1692-93 AD

29 An illuminated prayer book, copied by Mahmud al-Raci student of Mustafa Kutahi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1204 AH/1789-90 AD

30 Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari al-Jafi' (d.870 AD), Sahih al-Bukhari, 29 volumes, copied by Mehmed Rasikh al-Bursawi, Medina, Ottoman, dated 1257-60 AH/1841-44 AD

31 An extensively illuminated Qur'an, commissioned by Mustafa ibn Ali Gümüshanevi, copied by Hafiz Mustafa Efendi Hadhiq al-Akhsankhawi, illuminated by Abd al-Rahman Zuhdi known as Najjarzadeh al-Ardarumi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1267 AH/1850-51 AD

32 A Hajj certificate, commissioned for Sheikh Muhammad 'Atta ibn Muhammad Sa'id al-Ayyubi al-Ansari al-Khazraji, Hijaz, Ottoman, dated 1262 AH/1846 AD

33 A printed Hajj certificate depicting the Holy Places, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1313 AH/1895 AD

34 An illuminated prayer scroll, Persia, Qajar, mid-19th century

35 A prayer scroll in ghubar script, Persia, Qajar, first half 19th century

36 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by 'Ali Reza ibn Hajji Muhammad Ja'far, Persia, Qajar, dated 1245 AH/1829-30 AD

37 Shaykh 'Inayat Allah Kanbu (d.1671), Bahar-i Danish ('The Springtime of Knowledge'), an illuminated and illustrated manuscript, signed by Shaykh Zafar 'Ali, North India, Delhi, dated 11 November 1805 AD

38 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: The arrival of Sam in the mountains to seek Zal, brought forth by the Simurgh, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

39 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Talkhand dies at the hand of Gav atop an elephant, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

40 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Rustam kills Kamus-i Kashani with an arrow, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

41 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Bizhan fighting Human, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

42 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Rustam rescuing Bizhan from the pit as Manizha looks on, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

43 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Barzu's mother prevents Rustam from killing her son, Persia, Qazwin, Safavid, last quarter 16th century

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

45 A Kneeling Youth, style of Reza-i 'Abbasi, Persia, Safavid, circa 1635

46 Moses before the burning bush, by Hossein Behzad, Paris or Tehran, circa 1930

47 Majnun (or A Wandering Dervish), attributed to Govardhan, India, Mughal, circa 1630-40; the borders attributable to Muhammad Baqir, Persia, Zand, circa 1764

48 Mystic and devotees at a campfire, attributable to Payag or a follower, India, Mughal, 17th century