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PRICELESS ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS

The BRITISH LIBRARY owns priceless illustrated manuscripts from the Middle Ages that most of us would never see, except, of course, that they are online. You can “turn the pages” of these treasures and view them close up. You can, in fact, get a better look at these treasures online than you would if you were viewing them under glass in the BRITISH LIBRARY itself.

http://www.bl.uk/

PERSIAN MINIATURES. Since the Internet does so well by medieval manuscripts, I thought I’d see what Persian miniatures were online. Here are two from the HARVARD CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES:

http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/

The METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART in New York also has a collection of PERSIAN MINIATURES. You can find them by doing a search for “Persian miniatures” and then using their zoom lens to view enlarged portions – once again you get a better view than you would if you were viewing them in person.

http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp

The VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM in London has a magnificent collection of Persian miniatures, but I couldn’t make their site yield them up. If you’re interested and determined, start at the address below. If you find them, I’d appreciate your letting me know the address so I can see them too.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/index.html

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