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Leon Whitfield

Leon Whitfield writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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A Rhinoceros — Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283) Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzm

A Rhinoceros

October 12, 2026Folio 159. Battle of Mardj Dâbiq in 1516 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524) — Hoca Sadeddin Efendi (Yaşam süresi: 1536 – 1599)

Folio 159. Battle of Mardj Dâbiq in 1516 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524)

October 12, 2026Folio 232. Selîm I in a madrasa in Edirne (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524) — 1640-1660 artist

Folio 232. Selîm I in a madrasa in Edirne (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524)

October 12, 2026Jupiter and Saturn — Zakariya al-Qazwini

Jupiter and Saturn

October 12, 2026Scorpio and Sagittarius — Zakariya al-Qazwini

Scorpio and Sagittarius

October 12, 2026Sultan Mehmed II. Tadj al-Tawarikh (The Crown of the Chronicles), 1616, Ottoman (Musée Jacquemart-André, Ms 13141) — 1616 artist

Sultan Mehmed II. Tadj al-Tawarikh (The Crown of the Chronicles), 1616, Ottoman (Musée Jacquemart-André, Ms 13141)

October 12, 2026Folio 32v. Selim I with Kılıç Piri Paşa (detail) (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524) — 16th century author

Folio 32v. Selim I with Kılıç Piri Paşa (detail) (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524)

October 12, 2026Folio 68v. Return of Ismail I in Tabriz, after the 1514 defeat of Chaldiran (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524) — 16th century author

Folio 68v. Return of Ismail I in Tabriz, after the 1514 defeat of Chaldiran (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément turc 524)

October 12, 2026Cod. Cicogna 1971, fol. 44r — Unknown authorUnknown author

Cod. Cicogna 1971, fol. 44r

October 12, 2026Subhat al-Akbar (Rosenkranz der Weltgeschichte) - 7 — Unknown authorUnknown author

Subhat al-Akbar (Rosenkranz der Weltgeschichte) – 7

October 12, 2026

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