"The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi, mid-16th century

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The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law', Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi, mid-16th century, Attributed to Iraq, Baghdad, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Codices, Mahmud 'Abd al-Baqi (1526/27–1600) was a Turkish judge and poet whose most important work is his Divan, or collection of poetical works, which reflects the pleasures of courtly life in Istanbul in the sixteenth century

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