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Eight of the world's finest art collections, together comprising 35,000 magnificent works.
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The mask was originally attached to a helmet by a hinge at the brow and clamps at the temples. It bears holes for the attachment of a neck-veil and ear-protectors at the sides. 
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September 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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A finely illuminated 16th-century manuscript of al-Qāmūs al-Muḥīṭ by Firuzabadi has been selected as a Featured Image on Arabic Wikipedia. This is the 12th for the Khalili Collections, and 29th overall.

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September 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Islamic Lacquer is a two-part volume presenting over 500 works from the Collection.

All proceeds generated from The Khalili Collections book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly.

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September 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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This 16th-17 century Talismanic coat from Turkey made in cotton, heavily starched and inscribed in black, carmine, blue, green and gold ink with plaited silk cords and tassels as a later addition.

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September 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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The Qur’ans after 1600 is the fourth and final volume cataloguing the Qur’anic manuscripts in the Collection.

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September 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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The mountainous and thickly wooded provinces of northern Iran were slow to accommodate the coming of Islam, and pre-Islamic beliefs persisted in some areas until the 12th century. 

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September 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Islamic Metalwork is a four-part volume cataloguing nearly 1,000 objects from across the Islamic world.

All proceeds from The Khalili Collections book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly.

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September 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Made of underglaze-painted stonepaste, the cooler was used to store coffee beans, preserving their freshness in a time before modern packaging. 

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August 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Science, Tools and Magic in the Khalili Collection is a two-part volume.

All proceeds generated from The Khalili Collections book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly.

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August 25, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Five-tiered jubako with two lids, richly decorated with harvest motifs—susuki, millet, rice, barley, oats, adzuki beans, bamboo, gohei, feathers, and butterflies.

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August 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Islamic Textiles is a two-part volume presenting over 250 textiles, embroideries, carpets and costumes.

All proceeds from The Khalili Collections book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly.

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August 18, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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A manuscript from 17th-c Falnamah (Book of Divination). This manuscript once guided readers by pairing painted scenes with written predictions offering insight into good, bad or uncertain fortune and suggested ways to avert unfavourable outcomes. 

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August 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Did you know?.... that Amanat Khan Shirazi received an elephant from the emperor for his work on the calligraphy of the Taj Mahal?

This article featured on the front page of Wikipedia today.

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August 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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The Khalili Portolan Atlas explores an exceptional Ottoman manuscript inspired by Piri Reis.

All book proceeds support the Khalili Foundation’s charitable work.

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August 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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This 16th-century Ottoman knife, measuring 32 cm in length, features a watered steel blade richly decorated with gold damascening, along with a silver collar and bone handle. 

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August 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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The Falnamah: The Book of Omens is a volume devoted to one of the most remarkable illustrated manuscripts in the Collection, originally inspired by a work commissioned by the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp in the 16th century. 

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August 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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This desk has a wooden case veneered in rosewood with satinwood borders, and an interior of 44 small drawers decorated in red, green, and gold enamel over silver, with gold mouldings and damascened pulls.

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July 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Indian Jewelled and Enamelled Objects is a volume presenting nearly 200 exceptional works.

All proceeds generated from The Khalili Collections book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly.

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July 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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The earliest calligrapher here is Shaykh Hamdullah (d. 1520), founder of the Ottoman tradition, represented by two works, one dated 1496. Hafiz ‘Uthman (1642–98), who studied and transmitted his style, is also shown in two pieces. 

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July 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Islamic Art of the Nineteenth Century is the first work devoted entirely to the study of 19th-century Islamic art. 

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July 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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In cut and technique, this woollen tunic belongs to a tradition of costume established in Egypt in the Roman period and adopted by the Coptic population, evidently persisting into the early Islamic period too. 
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July 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Swedish Textile Art is the first book in over a decade to present the finest examples of textile art from southern Sweden.

Proceeds from the book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly.

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July 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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The Swedish Carriage Cushion Cover (Two Reindeer in Octagons with Birds).

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July 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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This catalogue showcases 171 ceramics by Yabu Meizan and his contemporaries. Featuring new research, a Meizan biography, and rare archival images.

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June 30, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Karl Gustaf Hjalmar Armfelt (1873 – 1959) from Artjärvi, Finland, moved to St. Petersburg, aged thirteen, as an apprentice to the silversmith Paul Sohlman.

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June 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM