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Archive for November, 2009

  • Middle Eastern manuscripts in Special Collections
    Posted November 4, 2009 by Maggie Kopp

    Special Collections owns over 50 manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, including this 18th century Koran.  This group of manuscripts range in date from the 13th to early 20th centuries and contain diverse texts, including the hadith, Islamic prayer books, Diwan poetry, and medical, juridical, religious, and historical treatises.  Special Collections also owns two Coptic Christian [...]