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Gazi Husrev-Beg Library illuminated manuscript, page 11

12th - 15th cenuries

UNESCO Memory of the World

UNESCO Memory of the World

Manuscript collection of the Gazi Husrev-Beg Library.

The manuscript collection of the Gazi Husrev-Beg Library consists of manuscripts from various fields with many originating either from writing or copying in different parts of the Islamic world, especially in important centers of learning such as Mecca, Medina, Cairo, Baghdad, and, especially, Istanbul. The oldest preserved manuscript was copied in 1105, A.D. Some of the manuscripts are distinguished by outstanding calligraphy and decoration. It’s the most valuable Islamic manuscripts collection in the Balkans area at this time, as similar collections had been mostly been destroyed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995).

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  • Title: Gazi Husrev-Beg Library illuminated manuscript, page 11
  • Date Created: 12th - 15th cenuries
  • Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Subject Keywords: Islam
  • Rights: The Gazi Husrev beg Library, Sarajevo
  • Medium: Manuscript
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