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For #ManuscriptMonday, an illustrated copy of the 14th century poet ʻAssar Tabrizi's Mihr u Mushtari (Or. 11845, Safavid c.1550)

For the end of Kurban Bayramı, a quick look at the Yeșil Kubbe!

Here's an #illustration of the Tomb of the Prophet Muhammad from an 18C copy of the #Ottoman #Turkish Kâbename (Or 6983), a history of the Kâbe and other holy sites originally written in 963 AH (1555-56 CE).

Diagrammatic plan of #Kabul in an 18th century route #map from Delhi to Kandahar. More on this map in our blog https://t.co/D6FyK7gxrm @fzhassan

Rare illustrations of the #Buddha in #Thai manuscripts are often of exquisite quality, as in this funeral book with text from the #Tipitaka. The Buddha is seen in the #bhumisparsha mudra commemorating the moment of His enlightenment https://t.co/jRIV4syrjb https://t.co/IzuIjtaA73

Narratives on #pilgrimage and the Holy Cities were an important part of #Ottoman #Turkish literary #heritage. As this early 18C copy of Gubarî's 16C Kâbename (Or 6983) shows, sometimes they were accompanied by visual cues and #illustration of the #Kaaba, #Makkah, and the #Hajj.

Why not re-connect with your inner child this #UNChildrensDay by trying some of the games depicted in this 19th-century #Chinese export album? If you like the look of 'shuttlecock' (jianzi 毽子), then check out this blog post too: https://t.co/sTxYG9mg6e

📖 Shelfmark: Or 11539.

There is more than one way to catch a fish! Illustrations of #fishermen in ink and water-colour in a #Thai book of character drawings, 19th century. @britishlibrary Or 14229 https://t.co/QL3pT5uUGE

Today’s post is by guest blogger Kadija George Sesay, External Curator of our recent exhibition on the photographer Khadija Saye 'Khadija Saye: in this space we breathe' https://t.co/fC0aCzc7wZ

This beautiful miniatures showing St George and the dragon is from an Armenian prayer scroll
https://t.co/vLKW0As5W9

Rama’s servant listens to the dhobi quarrelling with his wife. From the Razmnama, the Persian translation of the #Mahabharata, dated 1598, artist Da'ud. See https://t.co/pEdp1iNQgy #MughalIndia #ManuscriptMonday