Persian Miniatures电子书

Riza-i Abbasi, Love Scene, 1610s-1620s.

Chronology

Riza-i Abbasi, Youth Holding a Jug, 1627-1628.

Princess Humayun Spies Humay at the Gate

A Muslim Giving Alms

Frontispiece of an Account of the Lives of the Prophets, Depicting Moses Striking the Giant Og, Mary with the Baby Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad with His Two Grandchildren, Hasan and Husayn

Bahram Discovers the Hall with the Seven Portraits

Alexander the Great Visits the Sage

The Sages of China Bringing Books on History to Gházán Xán

The Jackal and the Lion

The Persian Prince Humay Meeting the Chinese Princess Humayun in a Garden

Kuyuk the Great Khan with Courtiers and Attendants

The Battle of Ruhham the Paladin and Bazur the Sorcerer

The Demon Akhwan Throws the Sleeping Hero Rustam into the Sea

Courtiers by a Stream

Isra or Muhammad’s Night Journey to Heaven on His Steed Buraq

Majnun and Salim in the Palm Grove

Mi’raj or The Ascension of the Prophet

Moses Transforms His Staff into a Serpent before Pharaoh

Sufis Performing Sama before Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya

An Arrogant Clerk Engulfed under the Weight of His Own Beard

Fariburz Comes before Kay Khusraw

Funeral Procession for Layla’s Dead Husband

A Mature Man Watches Young Girls Bathing

Recovery of Malikha’s Body by the Holy Man Bishr

Alexander the Great and the Seven Sages

Khusraw at Shirin’s palace

Alexander the Great Fighting Against Darius

Shirin’s Suicide

Sam Bringing His Son Zal Back from Mount Alburz

Solomon and Bilqis

Bahram Hunting a Lion

Prince Khusraw Watches Queen Shirin Bathing

Isra or Muhammad’s Night Journey

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman

The Flight of the Tortoise

Alexander at the Ka’ba

Ali Fighting to Take the Fortress of Qamus

Alexander the Great Oversees the Building of the Wall

Prince Bahram Listening to the Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavilion

Angel

Camel and Its Keeper

The Wise Old Man Chides a Foolish Youth

A Depraved Man Commits Bestiality and Is Berated by Satan

The Simple Peasant Entreats the Salesman Not to Sell His Wonderful Donkey

A Father Advises His Son about Love

The Dervish Picks Up His Beloved’s Hair from the Hammam Floor

Bandits Attack the Caravan of Aynie and Ria

The Aziz and Zulaykha Enter the Capital of Egypt and the Egyptians Come Out to Greet Them

Yusuf Is Rescued from the Well

Yusuf Tends His Flocks

Yusuf Preaches to Zulaykha’s Maidens in Her Garden

The Infant Witness Testifies to Yusuf’s Innocence

Yusuf Gives a Royal Banquet in Honour of His Marriage

The Gnostic Has a Vision of Angels Carrying Trays of Light to the Poet Sa’di

The Pir Rejects the Ducks Brought as Presents by the Murid

The Fickle Old Lover Is Knocked Off the Rooftop

The Arab Berates His Guests for Attempting to Pay Him for His Hospitality

The Townsman Robs the Villager’s Orchard

Salaman and Absal Repose on the Happy Isle

The Murid Kisses the Pir’s Feet

The Flight of the Tortoise

The East African Looks at Himself in the Mirror

Qays First Glimpses at Layli

Majnun Approaches the Camp of Layli’s Caravan

Majnun Comes before Layli Disguised as a Sheep

The Mi’raj of the Prophet

Khusraw Parviz and Shirin Deal with the Fishmonger

Alexander Suffers a Nosebleed and Is Laid Down to Rest

Solomon and Bilqis Sit Together and Converse Frankly

Old Man in Landscape

Ali Fighting to Take the Fortress of Qamus

Muhammad and Ali at Ghadir Khumm

Muhammad and Ali Destroying the Idols of the Ka’ba

Adam and Eve

Qabil (Cain) Carrying the Body of His Slain Brother Habil (Abel)

Idris Instructing His Children

The Destruction of Sodom

Jonah Cast from the Belly of the Fish

Mary Shakes a Palm Tree to Provide Food for Baby Jesus

Muhammad and Ali Cleanse the Ka’ba of Idols

Butcher’s Shop in the Isfahan Bazaar

Muhammad and Ali Destroying the Idols of the Ka’ba

Yazdagird III at the Mill in Merv

Abu Bakr Carrying Muhammad on His Shoulders as They Approach the Cave in Mount Thawr

Muhammad and the Rashidun

Young Man Lying Down

The Martyrdom of al-Hallaj

Rustam Striking the Door of Afrasiyab’s Palace

Rustam is Assisted by His Horse, Rakhsh, as He Fights the Dragon

Rustam Beside the Dying Sohrab

Alexander in the Land of Gloom

Tarikh-i jahanara (The Chronicle of the World-Adorning One)

Jesus on a Donkey and Muhammad on a Camel, Riding Together

Harem Garden

Hafiz and His Spiritual Master

Bird and Flowers

Frontispiece of a Manuscript (left half)

The Plates

Rustam Besieges the Castle of the Ogre Kafur

Bahram Gur Falls into the Pit

Parrot and Raven in a Cage

Farhad Carrying the Horse and Shirin

The Shah’s Hunt

Relatives Visit Majnun

The Lovers’ Meeting

Alexander Sets Out in Search of the Water of Life

The First Sermon of Hasan ibn Ali

Polo Game

Shah’s Hunt (left folio)

Shah’s Hunt (right folio)

The Shah Listens to the Teachings of a Sufi

Youth Playing a Lute

Girl in a Fur Hat

Three Samples of Calligraphy

Shah Abbas and Khan Alam

Rustam Battles with the Monster

Portrait of Imam-Quli Khan

Girshasp Kills Afriqi in the Battle Against the Kirvan Padishah

European Landscape

Shah and Courtiers

Venus and Cupid

Bird Perched on a Blossoming Branch

Old Woman and Shah Malik