Garden of Eden in al-Naysaburi’s ‘Stories of the Prophets’, Iran, 16th century. Currently on view in https://t.co/TTmvm3p3RE

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The Hindu sacred image and its iconography: read the article in our resource https://t.co/PpUN9edtsu

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What a way to get around! Our pick for comes from al-Qazwīnī’s ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt (‘Wonders of creation') 🤩

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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 https://t.co/TTmvm3p3RE

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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
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from manuscript Add 11746: Heart Sūtra and Diamond Sūtra with illustrations on fig leaves. Read about the item here: https://t.co/xEIqziiyI6

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This is a new one for me - beautiful illustrations painted on fig leaves.

These two manuscripts will soon be digitised as part of the project
Or 8855 & Add ms 11746

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