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This page is from a prized manuscript owned by one of the most respected statesmen of the imperial Mughal court, Abd al-Rahim. He served as the Khan Khanan, or vizier, the trusted minister under both Akbar and Jahangir. Abd al-Rahim was an avid book collector and patron of the arts. He acquired this book of five extended narrative poems, which included the story told in rhyme of the romance between Joseph and the Egyptian lady Zulaykha, about 80 years after its completion. The book’s illumination had not been finished, so Abd al-Rahim commissioned the exuberant decor of the borders and insets along with fullpage paintings that illustrate key scenes in the text.
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Zulaykha in her palace and as an old woman with Joseph, from
Folios A and B from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami
Zulaykha in her palace and as an elderly woman with Joseph (
Folio B: Folio from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami
Illuminated page (verso), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) 
Page from the Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Ja
Calligraphy (verso)
An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhan
From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) c
An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhan
Page from the Poem of Beauty and Love
Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border with poppies and 
Page from the Poem of Beauty and Love
Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (P
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s) — Landscape with a lot