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al-Qur'an
Fragments of a Hijazi Qur'an probably written in the second century A.H. / eighth century C.E., containing verses from the Sura al-Anfal.
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al-Qur'an
Fragments of an Abbasid Qur'an (probably third century A.H. / ninth century C.E.), containing verses from the Sura al-Mu'minun, the complete Sura al-Nur, and verses from the Sura al-Furqan. The script seems to correspond to the Abbasid Style D.I as described by F. Deroche.
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al-Qur'an
Another image from the fragments of an Abbasid Qur'an.
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al-Qur'an
Fragments of an Abbasid Qur'an probably written in the third century A.H./ninth century C.E., containing verses from the sura Al'Imran. The script seems to correspond to the Abbasid Style D.I as described by F. Deroche
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Haji Khalfa - Jihannuma
A page from The Jihannuma (Displaying the World) - a work by Mustafa bin Abdullah (Haji Khalfa).
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Diamond Sutra frontispiece
Diamond Sutra frontispiece (British Library).
More details and images at the British Library website
Hidden for centuries in a sealed-up cave in north-west China, this copy of the 'Diamond Sutra' is the world's earliest complete survival of a dated printed book. It was made in 868.
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