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Another ms closely related to PMU Gulshan-i 'ishq (online: https://t.co/qdgNVDbqeE) is our Phulban (IO Islamic 14) - see Sunil Sharma's post https://t.co/2JtV2oKgFK. Compare 'Ali Adil Shah II of Bijapur (PMU) and ʻAbdullah Qutbshah (IO Islamic 14, f.10r) @ssharadmohhan
Storms ahead today! When the people of ʻAd rejected the prophet Hud's message, God punished them by sending a wind which threw them up and dashed them to the ground #DiscoveringSacredTexts https://t.co/TTmvm3p3RE #BLPerMss #QisasulAnbiya #LivesoftheProphets
The Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ (stories of the prophets) by al-Naysābūrī features prophets common to Qur'anic and biblical traditions. Some familiar stories here in this 16th century copy (Add MS 18576). More at
https://t.co/TTmvm3p3RE #DiscoveringSacredTexts #BLPerMss
Our '#Lahore scroll' (Or.11186) features in today's blog from @BL_CollCare on the preservation and conservation of long scrolls https://t.co/d9fMyFn36H
#MondayMotivation from @britishlibrary #Chinese manuscript Add 11746: Heart Sūtra and Diamond Sūtra with illustrations on fig leaves. Read about the item here: https://t.co/xEIqziiyI6 #DiscoveringSacredTexts
Another of our super long scrolls (7.6 metres) is the 'Agra Scroll' which illustrates the river front palaces, mansions & tombs along the Yamuna River, c.1830. My favourite building is the 'China Tomb' (BL Or 16805) #Agra #mapping https://t.co/kV04Lg9aNG
From @BLAsia_Africa #Ethiopian collection (Or 602, Or 723, Or 590)
Scenes from Jami's #YusufZulaykha: #summerpicnics. Or4122, Safavid. c 1580 #BLPerMss