Arabic and Persian Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts listed here are part of the collection of the Bryn Mawr College Libraries. Most of the descriptions were created in the course of the Manuscripts of the Muslim World project, which includes digital editions of more than 500 manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, along with examples of Coptic, Samaritan, Syriac, Turkish, and Berber. The primary partners were Columbia University, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania with signifiant contributions from Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College. This project was funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Bryn Mawr's modest collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts ranges from the 19th through the 20th centuries CE. They were the gifts of various donors. Most are Qurʼāns or other devotional works.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 900 - 1900
Creator
- Bryn Mawr College Library (Organization)
Extent
22 manuscripts
Language of Materials
Arabic
Persian
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting repoductions from Bryn Mawr College Library
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