A c. 1550 painting by <n>Dust Muhammad</n> depicting Mughal emperor <n>Humayun</n> and his brothers.

The Tangier home of designer <n>Roberto Peregalli</n>, photographed by <n>Simon Watson</n> for <n>The World of Interiors</n>, 2009.

<n>The Concourse of the Birds</n> (c. 1600) by <n>Habiballah of Sava</n>, illustrating a poem by <n>Farid al-Din `Attar</n>.

A 16th-century <n>Persian miniature</n> of a <n>dervish</n> and the <n>Simorgh</n> from <n>Attar of Nishapur</n>'s poem.

Photo by <n>Guido Taroni</n>, taken in Milan.

The Rome apartment of designer <n>Alessandro Michele</n> in <n>Palazzo Scapucci</n>. Photo by <n>François Halard</n>.

<n>Alessandro Michele</n>'s apartment in <n>Palazzo Scapucci</n>, Rome. Photographed by <n>François Halard</n> for <n>Vogue</n>.

The Roman home of designer <n>Alessandro Michele</n> in <n>Palazzo Scapucci</n>.

<n>Habiballah of Sava</n>'s painting <n>The Concourse of the Birds</n> (c. 1600), from a manuscript of <n>Farid al-Din `Attar</n>'s poem.

Illumination from <n>Arbre des batailles</n> (The Tree of Battles) by <n>Honoré Bonet</n>, c. 1387.