Cambridge Digital Library - Islamic Manuscripts

Cambridge Digital Library - Islamic Manuscripts

"Cambridge University Library's collection of Islamic manuscripts dates from the origins of Arabic scholarship in Cambridge in the 1630s when the University founded a Professorship in Arabic and William Bedwell donated a Qur'an to the Library. Since that time the collection has grown in size and diversity to over 5,000 works, including the collections of Thomas Erpenius, J.L.Burckhardt, E.H.Palmer and E.G. Browne. These manuscripts shed light on many aspects of the Islamic world, its beliefs and learning..."

See also:

• Fihrist Islamic Manuscripts Catalogue Online
• Cambridge University Library Near and Middle Eastern Department
• Faith and Fable: Islamic Manuscripts from Cambridge University Library (PDF, 2.5MB)

Alphabetical List of Open Access Islamic Manuscripts Collections