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Notes scribbled in a 14th-century musical treatise trace Aurangzeb’s journey from Delhi to Kashmir

Jenny Norton-Wright

· Aug 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In a dictionary from 15th century India, illustrations of dolls, yo-yos and other playthings

Vivek Gupta

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Photos: How ancient manuscripts have depicted the teachings of Gautam Buddha

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· Nov 15, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Photos: How an Arabic cosmographical text ‘went viral’ in 16th-century India

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· Sep 12, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Photos: The medieval-era Qurans with 30 leaves, one for each day of the month

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· Jun 15, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Rare manuscripts: A look at an illustrated Mughal copy of Nizami’s tragic romance ‘Layla Majnun’

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· Mar 16, 2018 · 09:30 pm

The quest to preserve the ‘Lotus Sutra’, Buddha’s final teaching on salvation

Mélodie Doumy

· Mar 10, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Illustrated manuscripts show what the Year of the Dog means in Chinese, Japanese and Thai traditions

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· Feb 27, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Welcome to the graveyard of rare books, also known as the Saulat Public Library, Rampur

Daniel Jacobius Morgan

· Nov 25, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Pictures: How Thai manuscript art brought the background to the forefront

Jana Igunma

· Oct 27, 2017 · 09:30 pm

How a Hindu munshi’s Persian work came to influence English scholarship on Indian religions

Ursula Sims-Williams

· Sep 04, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Photos: Chinese and Islamic influences come together in the Qurans printed in China

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· Aug 18, 2017 · 09:30 pm

What Malay works from Patani tell us about the literary and cultural heritage of Southeast Asia

Annabel Gallop

· Aug 06, 2017 · 08:30 pm

In photos: From ornate to simple, bindings on manuscripts from Tipu Sultan’s court

Ursula Sims-Williams

· Jul 19, 2017 · 08:30 pm

How was Emperor Humayun received by Shah Tahmasp of Iran? Manuscripts offer contrasting views

Ursula Sims-Williams

· Apr 06, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Glimpses of a book on the Americas, published by the Ottoman Empire, that costs as much as a house

Michael Erdman

· Mar 25, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Tracing the history of the Book of Esther and Jewish festival Purim

Ilana Tahan

· Mar 19, 2017 · 11:30 pm

From the library shelves: The curious tale of Prophet Solomon and the Phoenix

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