1 An illuminated and illustrated album page, verso with calligraphy signed by 'Imad al-Hasani, Persia, Safavid, dated 1019 AH/1610-11 AD, recto with portrait of a Sufi Shaykh, probably ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, India, Deccan, Hyderabad, late 18th century

2 A Hajj map of Mecca and Medina, commissioned for A'isha Gül bint al-Hajj al-Sayyid Hasan Riza, India or the Hijaz, dated 1329 AH/1911 AD

3 A view of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina and the sandals of the Prophet, signed 'Ali ibn al-Sa'id, Egypt or Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1278 AH/1861-62 AD

4 Five illuminated leaves from a large Qur'an in Bihari script, India, Sultanate, 15th century

5 Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah ibn Ahmad al-Azraqi al-Ghassani al-Makki (d.864-5 AD), Kitab akhbar Makkah wa ma ja'a fiha min al-athar, copied by Dawlatyar 'Atiq Hilal next to the two Holy Sanctuaries (Mecca and Medina), dated 2 Muharram 776 AH/13 June 1374 AD

6 An illuminated prayer book, copied by Isma'il ibn Salih, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 3 Jumada I 1192 AH/30 May 1778 AD

7 An illuminated collection of prayers, including Dala'il al-Khayrat, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, early 19th century

8 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th-10th century AD

9 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th-10th century AD

10 A monumental Qur'an leaf in Kufic script, Near East or North Africa, circa 850-950 AD

11 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Maghribi script on pink paper, North Africa or Andalusia, late 12th/early 13th century AD

12 An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century AD

13 A large double-handed wooden Qur'an board, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Somalia, circa 1900

14 A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria or Chad, late 19th/early 20th century

15 A wooden Arabic practice board, Algeria, dated 1252 AH/1836-37 AD

16 A Qur'an, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria or Chad, late 19th/early 20th century

17 Twenty-four illuminated leaves from a Qur'an in eastern Kufic script, Persia, 11th/12th century AD

18 Abu'l Makarim Hibatallah ibn Jumay al-Isra'ili (d.1198 AD), al-Ikhtiyar fi’l-adwiyah al-mufradah ('The Abridged Selection of Simple Medicines'), Near East, second half 12th/first half 13th century AD

19 Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi (d.1222 AD), Kitab al-asbab wa'l-‘alamat (‘The Causes Of Illnesses And Their Symptoms And Their Treatments’) copied by Muhammed ibn Abi Bakir al-Nishapuri, Central Asia, dated 594 AH/1197-98 AD

20 A partial line from the 'Baysunghur Qur'an', attributed to 'Umar al-Aqta, Herat or Samarqand, circa 1400

21 Zayn al-'Abidin 'Ali ibn al-Husayn (659-713 AD), Du'a fi al-'itiraf wa talab al-tawba, a prayer in confession and seeking repentance, ascribed to Yaqut al-Musta'simi, Persia, late 13th/14th century, with later illumination

22 Abi 'Abdullah Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Quraishi al-Bakri al-Murjani, Kitab simt al-la’ali, copied by the author, Mesopotamia, Probably Baghdad, dated 881 AH/1476-77 AD

23 An important Mamluk genealogical scroll of Shaykh Sayf al-Din al-Rajihi ibn Sabiq ibn Hilal ibn Yunus, signed by ‘Ali ibn Yusuf al-Qudsi, Syria, probably Damascus, dated Friday 15 Shawwal 894 AH/11 September 1489 AD

24 An illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Timurid or Aqqoyunlu, second half 15th century

25 Thirty-five illuminated leaves from a monumental Qur'an in Bihari script, India, Sultanate, 16th century

26 Two calligraphic album pages, India, Mughal, circa 1600

27 A large illuminated Qur'an on gold-coated paper, copied by Ja'far Muhammad Khan al-Husayni, India, Mughal, dated 1151 AH/1738-39 AD

29 An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad Husayn al-Hafiz al-Sabzawari, Persia, Safavid, dated 10 Shawwal 938 AH/25 May 1532 AD

30 A large illuminated Qur'an on one page in nasta'liq, copied by Mir Khani, Iran, dated 1321 SH/1942-43 AD

31 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Mustafa Halimi ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ardarumi, student of Hafiz Muhammad al-Wahbi Efendi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1249 AH/1833-34 AD

32 An illuminated genealogical scroll (silsilname), Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1176 AH/1762-63 AD

33 An illuminated Qur'an, Turkey, Ottoman, early 19th century

34 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Qunawi, Turkey, Ottoman, probably Konya, dated rabi' II 1150 AH/1737 AD

35 Amir Shahi (d.1453 AD), Diwan, copied by 'Ali al-Husayni, Persia, Safavid, first half 16th century

36 A calligraphic album page in nasta'liq script, Persia, Safavid, circa 1600 AD

37 Two calligraphic album pages, one signed by Mir 'Ali, Persia, Safavid, first half 16th century

38 An illustrated and illuminated folio from a manuscript of Husayn Va’iz al-Kashifi’s Akhlaq-i Muhsini: Ya'qub ibn Layth standing on the roof in full armour, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, 16th century

39 A holy man under a tree teaching a young prince, Persia, Safavid, Isfahan, circa 1600

40 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Bahram Gur slays two lions to win the crown, attributed to Mirza Ghulam, India, Mughal, circa 1610

41 Bizhan slays Nastihan and stems the Turanian night raid, illustrated folio (f.328r.) from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, attributed to Bashdan Qara, Persia, Tabriz, Royal Atelier, circa 1525-35

42 An illustration from Nizami’s Khosrow and Shirin: The battle between Khosrow and Bahram Chubin, India, Mughal, circa 1600

43 A hunt for bharal in the mountains, attributed to Muhammad Sharif, India, Mughal, circa 1600-05

44 An illustrated leaf from Mirza Muhammad Rafi'Badhil's hamla-yi haydari: ‘Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri assassinates two members of the tribe of Banu Kilab, India, Hyderabad, circa 1820

45 A Temple Scene, India, Deccan, late 17th century

46 An album page with four portraits of ladies, India, Mughal and Rajput, circa 1750

47 A noble youth and his courtesans, India, Mughal, circa 1720

48 Portrait of a Lady, calligraphic album page from the Friedrich Sarre Collection, India, Mughal, Lucknow, late 18th century

49 A double-sided folio from the 'Chester Beatty Tutinama': The slaying of a dragon, India, Mughal, circa 1580-85