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Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts

Turktazi's Visit to the Magical Garden of Turktaz, Queen of the Fairies, from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
1675–1676, by Muhammad Zaman (Iranian)
Opaque watercolors, ink, and gold on paper

The British Library, London, Or. 2265, fol. 221v.
Photograph © The British Library Board.