The Tradition of Scrolls
Genealogical scroll, ca. 1650. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (001.00.00)

Contemporary scroll, n.d. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (046.00.00)

A Love Poem
Mir `Ali al-Katib, calligrapher. Three bayts (verses) to a loved one. Calligraphic fragment, ca. 1500–1550. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (003.00.00)

Poem Praising Vision
Ma`sud al-Tabib, calligrapher. Quatrain praising vision. Calligraphic fragment, early seventeenth century. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)

An Old Tradition of Ornamentation
Benjamin Simpson, photographer. Court Yard from Afghanistan photo album, 1879. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (026.00.00)