Collaborating institutions
Abu Rayhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences
The Manuscript Institution of Türkiye (TYEK)
An architectural scroll
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 10th century AH/16th century CE
Black, red, and green ink on paper, h. 28 × w. 128 cm
Abu Rayhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, TA-47
A: Drawing of muqarnas pendentives
B: Drawing of ¼ of a 18-tier muqarnas vault
C: Drawing of ½ of a 18-tier muqarnas vault
D: Drawing of ¼ of a muqarnas vault
An architectural scroll
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 10th century AH/16th century CE
Black, red, yellow and green ink on paper, h. 41 × w. 330.5 cm
Abu Rayhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, , TA-51
A: Partial floor plan
B: Drawing for ¼ of a 21-tier muqarnas vault
C. Floor plan of a building with a courtyard
D. Plan of a four-dome ceiling with 5-tier muqarnas vaults and Kufic inscriptions
E. Floor plan for an octagonal building
F. Drawing for ¼ of a 17-tier muqarnas vault
G. Floor plan for a building with vaulted halls on two sides
H. Drawing for ¼ of a 10-tier muqarnas vault
Section on calculating the surface area of muqarnas, folios from Miftah al-Hisab (Key to Arithmetic) of Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid al-Kashi (d. AH 832/1429 CE)
Possibly Iran or Uzbekistan, Ramadan 854 AH/October-November 1450 CE
Black and red ink on paper, h. 17.5 × w. 13 cm
The Manuscript Institution of Türkiye, Nuruosmaniye Manuscript Library, Nuruosmaniye 2967
Creating polygons from circles, folios from Risalah fi-ma Yahtaju ilaihi al-Sani‘ min A‘mal al-Handasah (About That Which the Artisan Needs to Know of Geometric Constructions) of Abu al-Wafa’ Muhandis Muhammad al-Buzjani (d. AH 388/998 CE)
Possibly Iran or Uzbekistan, 9th century AH/15th century CE
Black and red ink on paper, h. 25 × w. 16.6 cm
The Manuscript Institution of Türkiye, Süleymaniye Manuscript Library, Ayasofya 2753