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As they continue to study illustration after illustration, Black begins to realize the Osman is becoming blind. Finally, Black identifies a signature on a painting of a bridal procession: a horse’s clipped nostrils. Osman confidently identifies the artist as Olive but asserts he cannot be the murderer, and pins the acts on Stork. Black later quits the Treasury and discovers his family is missing.

A quale storia avrei aggiunto significato e raffinatezza?

Master Osman feverishly pores over illustration after illustration, more concerned with the beauty and technique of the past masters than his actual task. After wrestling with the Book of Kings and coming to the realization Bizhad had not worked on the illustrations—he had been blinded by this point—Osman blinds himself with the same needle and describes his field of vision becoming awash with colors.

Black and Osman, unable to deduce anything from the three horse illustrations, enter the Sultan’s treasury to search for a clue. A painting of two dervishes recounts its creation.

Just over halfway and I’m still really enjoying the philosophical sparring between the miniaturists. The debates about art, divinity, style, and influence are where this truly comes alive for me. I’m less convinced by the marriage subplot, though I’m starting to wonder if Şeküre is playing a far more strategic game than the men around her. 🤔

It’s undeniably long, but I’m thoroughly enjoying the philosophical posturing of the miniaturists. The debates about art, style, divinity, and influence are where this really sings for me. The murder plot feels almost secondary to the aesthetic argument, and I’m quite happy about that.