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Manuscripts of the 17th century

Manuscripts made in the 17th century, from every museum.

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  1. "Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630–40
    "Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan AlbumUnrecorded maker, recto: ca. 1645; verso: ca. 1630–40Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4
    The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome XavierUnrecorded Indian maker, 1602–4Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4
    Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome XavierUnrecorded Indian maker, 1602–4Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art