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Persia

The <em>Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam</em> bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe 1909-11

The Bejewled ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ at the Bottom of the Ocean

This luxurious edition of the Persian poetry collection went down with the Titanic in 1912.

The Podcast Team August 7, 2025

In an image from James Skinner's book on life in India, a surgeon works on the leg of a patient as he takes opium.

Centuries of Persian Manuscripts, Now at Your Fingertips

A deep, cosmopolitan archive appears online for the first time.

Jonathan Carey April 2, 2019

Archaeologists discovered a medieval chess piece in Norway's oldest city.

Found: An 800-Year-Old Chess Piece

A medieval knight from Norway with Islamic-inspired patterns.

Vittoria Traverso January 29, 2018