Sufi poetry by a follower of the celveti order. Sayyid Hashim Mustafa al-Uskudari al-Jalwati (Hashim Mustafa Uskudari), known as Hashim Baba, was a...

Manuscript with Duke of Wellington association. Rare south indian qur'an in a contemporary indian leather-tooled binding, present here in an excell...

Sommerard's monumental publication on medieval arts: architecture, tapestry, goldsmithing, furniture, miniature, etc, illustrated with colour plat...

Copied on Dutch paper. A rare complete Qur'an from the Malay region of South East Asia copied on Dutch watermarked paper. Committing to a definitiv...

Signed Indian binding. Rare example of a north Indian teaching Qur'an in a contemporary signed binding. In most cases, teaching Qur'ans are plain i...

Silsilname are geneaological manuscripts, often presented in scroll format, that were popular during the Ottoman Empire where they served as a too...

Fine lacquered binding. An unusual prayerbook containing some Qur'anic sections alongside a number of dua compiled by Ibn Tawus and including relig...

Exquisite illumination by a named artist. A beautifully illuminated Qur'an, signed in the colophon with the name of the 'tadhhibuh' (illuminator) R...

The first book on tea printed in Ottoman Turkish. First edition of the first printed book on tea in Ottoman Turkish. Seyyed Mehmed Izzet (1819-1909...

Earliest account of the suppression of the Janissaries. The earliest and most comprehensive account of Sultan Mahmud II's suppression of the Janiss...

An attractive calligraphic Qur'anic scroll containing excerpts from the Holy text in stylised forms forming geometric patterns and calligraphic co...

A charming prayer scroll containing prayers arranged in accordance to the 7 days of the week, intended for daily use and probably carried in a sma...

An intriguing historical treatise on Afghanistan compiled during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar which includes a dedication to the Prime min...

The suppression of piracy off Borneo. Henry Keppel's Expedition to Borneo is a primary account for the suppression of piracy off Borneo.'In August ...