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“Some manuscripts date back almost 1,000 years,” said Ahmed al-Alyawi, who heads the House of Manuscripts body. Iraqi antiques and cultural heritage have often been plundered during decades of conflict. Source
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Conservators in Iraq carry out major restoration project to save centuries-old manuscripts
December 18th, 2022 
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No Comments »20 Bizarre, Crude and Downright Weird Sketches in Medieval Manuscripts
September 9th, 2022 Awake Goy Many medieval manuscripts are works of art with devotional passages written in careful calligraphy, accompanied by vivid illustrations and ornate, decorative borders. But equally captivating is the marginalia – the sketches and doodles in the margins of the text – which range from the mundane to the bizarre, obscene and just plain weird. Read more Section: Artifacts […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: bizarre, crude, downright, manuscripts, medieval, sketches, weird No Comments »Killer Rabbits Terrorized the Pages of Medieval Manuscripts
May 16th, 2022 Awake Goy In early medieval art and literature fluffy white rabbits, bunnies, and hares were typically motifs of innocence, venerability, and purity. However, more in sync with these animals’ rate of reproduction Read more Section: Artifacts Ancient Writings News Weird Facts Read Later
Mali Manuscripts Rescued and Digitized to Celebrate the Malian Renaissance
March 12th, 2022 Awake Goy Mali has recently been in the news for its decision to oust French troops from its territory. The French were originally summoned to prevent jihadists from taking control over Africa’s eighth-largest country nearly a decade ago. In the midst of this raging battle, thousands of manuscripts were smuggled to safety to escape the wrath of […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: celebrate, digitized, malian, manuscripts, renaissance, rescued No Comments »Rare Quran manuscripts, column capitals, bronze coffin, and clay seal made national heritage
January 7th, 2021 Awake Goy TEHRAN- A total of eight moveable properties, which are being kept in private or state-owned museums across Iran’s Kermanshah province, have recently been inscribed on the national cultural heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Tuesday in a letter to the governor-general of the province, CHTN reported. Two […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: bronze, capitals, coffin, column, manuscripts, national, quran No Comments »Chicago Library Seeks Help Transcribing Magical Manuscripts
July 14th, 2017 Awake Goy Three texts dealing with charms, spirits, and all other manners of magical practice are now accessible online The Newberry Library in Chicago is home to some 80,000 documents pertaining to religion during the early modern period, a time of sweeping social, political, and cultural change spanning the late Middle Ages to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Among […]
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