Historical photos of the Kaʿba and the Hajj season

The Kaʿba is the holiest site in Islam.

The British Library

· Jul 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Delhi painted on ivory: Scenes from the Mughal and British era

The collection of topographical paintings are reflective of the city's history.

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JP Losty

· Apr 15, 2016 · 09:30 pm

The Buddhist rebirth in different planes of existence

Burmese cosmological manuscripts elucidate the process of karma.

The British Library

· Apr 09, 2016 · 08:30 pm

The British Library’s oldest Qur’an manuscript now online

It is one of the largest of known fragments of an early Qurʼān written in the māʼil script.

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Colin F Baker

· Apr 08, 2016 · 08:30 pm

In Mughal India, good literary taste was part of a bureaucrat's job description

In the 18th century, mastery of both poetry and prose was considered indispensable for political life.

The British Library

· Nov 30, 2015 · 09:30 pm

When Mughal-style balconies served as the backdrop for Christ's last supper

Mughal or Deccani paintings and drawings of Christian subjects often interpreted European engravings without a care for the original iconography.

The British Library

· Nov 18, 2015 · 07:30 pm

Encounters with the Prophet, a woman in man's clothes: When Tipu Sultan described his dreams

The ruler wrote an account of 37 of his dreams.

The British Library

· Nov 12, 2015 · 04:30 pm

These early-19th century portraits of Afghans show the first European influences on Delhi artists

Drawings in Mountstuart Elphinstone's book serve as evidence of the emerging naturalistic 'Fraser' style.

The British Library

· Nov 03, 2015 · 06:30 pm

Rare manuscripts that show how Indian epics shaped Malay literary traditions

The Mahabharata retold in the form of ancient Malay manuscripts from the collection of the British Library.

The British Library

· Sep 23, 2015 · 12:30 pm