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wokcast iron wok
well seasoned
my first nice kitchen item that I bought myself
purchased at world market
selection of poetryselection from a translation of ls What You Knew Kept Secret
poetry describing drinking
Quotation from Shihab Al-Din Al Nuwayriimage of a supposed quote from Alexander the Great cited in On the "Qualities of the Ruler and His Character, and the Ways in Which He Surpasses…
Selection of text from The Formation of Islam, Berkeyselections of text describing women's roles in knowledge and education links
Quotation from Shihab Al-Din Al Nuwayri 2!wifes authority over children and home
Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi (Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian)fresco:
"Next to Satan, four sinners are bound like mummies, with the symbols of their sins tied to their necks. The first worshipped money, the…
Khusrau, the King of Kings, pays homage to the pious daughter of Khassa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first NightIlluminated manuscript:
After being abandoned in the desert by her cruel husband, Khassa’s daughter is discovered by Khusrau, who is instantly…
Khusraw Announcing his Marriage to ShakarThis folio from Walters manuscript W.607 depicts Khusraw announcing his marriage to Shakar.
Folio: 86a
illustration
Language: Persian
Joseph and Zulaykha United in MarriageThis folio from Walters manuscript W.647 depicts Joseph and Zulaykha united in marriage.
Folio: 149b
illustration
Language: Persian
Khusraw and Shirin Preside Over the Wedding of YouthsIlluminated manuscript:
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts a scene from the Shirin va Khusraw. The union of 10 couples had been…