I’m reading a book called My Name is Red about the Turkish Miniature Painters of the medieval Ottoman Empire. The endless descriptions of the the painters’ efforts, hopes and self sacrifice for their work in the story left me wanting to see what they actually looked like. I found some other neat things too…

The great Sufi saints in one of the 7 Heavens

The great Sufi saints in one of the 7 Heavens

The Whirling Dirvishes

The Whirling Dirvishes

14th Century Haggadah Manuscript

14th Century Haggadah Manuscript

Lord Bramha and Lord Vishnu bow to Lord Shiva in reverance after showing them His infinite form as a neverending pillar of light

Lord Bramha and Lord Vishnu bow to Lord Shiva in reverance after showing them His infinite form as a neverending pillar of light

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