Figure 5 Folio from a Koran :9th-10th
century; The verses are from surah
(chapter) 22, entitled al-Hajj
(Pilgrimage) and include a discussion
of the pilgrimage to Mecca
Figure 6 Textile fragment, late
10th century; Cotton, plain
weave with painted inscription
Figure 7 Bowl in millefiori technique,
Abbasid period (750–1258), 9th century
Figure 8 Leaf from an Arabic translation
of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides
("The Pharmacy"), dated 1224