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Khusraw and Shirin in their Wedding Chamber

illuminated manuscripts:

This folio from Walters manuscript W.609 contains an image of Khusraw and Shirin in their wedding chamber. The image has…

Topkapi Palace, Harem, Courtyard of the Favorites

The Topkapi Palace, the official residence of the Ottoman Sultans between 1465-1856, is a major tourist attraction containing some of the most holy…

Muhammad's marriage to Khadijah (in recess) while proxy speaks her consent.

marriage of Muhammad to his first wife
women's faces are covered and a proxy speaks for her (faceless voiceless in this depiction)