My author copies have arrived! Delighted to finally see “Le Codex Amrensis 22” in print after several years of work. 📚

هذه المنمنمات المتوردة البديعة هي غلاف كتاب "دلائل الخيرات" للجزولي كتابٌ يرافق الحجاج من ٦٠٠ سنة أثناء مرورهم بطيبة الطيبة وصلاتهم بالمسجد النبوي صلّى الله عليك وسلّم تسليماً كثيراً

İlk Kâğıt, İlk Fligran, İlk Deneme. Yalakâbâd 1158 (Yalova 1745) İbrahim Müteferrika tarafından üretilen bu kağıt aynı zamanda minare motifli oluşu ve üretim yerini olan yalakâbâd (Yalova) yazısıyla ilk filigran olması yönüyle de bir değer taşır.

Upcoming auction of the Maisonneuve Orientalist Library collection on Thursday, 4 June, featuring manuscripts, rare books, and printed works. A few real gems among the lots.

My latest purchase: a few specialized works from the private library of the late Prof. P. Sj. van Koningsveld, recently auctioned in Leiden 😍

Hythem Sidky is, hands down, doing most interesting work merging quantitative methods and philology: How formulaic is Safaitic? Quantifying a shared compositional tradition academia.edu/167304870/How_f…

Le Centre National des Manuscrits est en train de procéder à l’étude d'un magnifique manuscrit sans équivalent de la chronique des rois zianides, l'œuvre d’Al-Hafiz Abu Abdullah Muhammad Al-Tenesi (820-899 AH / 1430-1494) : Ad-Durr wal-Iqyan fi Bayan Sharaf Bani Ziyan (الدر والعقيان في بيان شرف بني زيان). Vous pouvez y admirer une belle calligraphie maghrébine mabsut, ainsi que de riches enluminures et des lettres à l'eau d'or qui ornent plusieurs de ses pages.

Exciting new publication! Christian Arabic manuscripts are very important for understanding the medieval history of Arabic, and an informed approach that gives agency to the users of this interesting expression is very important. It's also Open Access! openbookpublishers.com/books…

The Qur’ans from 1000 to 1400 is the second of four volumes cataloguing the Qur’anic manuscripts in the Collection, presenting 56 works from across Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, India, Spain and North Africa. Highlights include a 12th-century Qur’an section written in gold in Iraq, a rare example from Valencia, and what may be the earliest surviving Qur’an from India, alongside an illuminated section by Yaqut al-Musta‘simi. the only known part of his 30-volume Qur’an to retain its original decoration. The volume also features new studies on Qur’an production in Damascus and manuscript patronage in Shiraz under the Inju‘ids and Muzaffarids, with detailed catalogue entries, colour illustrations, and translated colophons. All proceeds generated from The Khalili Collections book purchases benefit the charitable endeavours of the Khalili Foundation directly. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5av7fyuf #khalilicollections#khalilipublications #books

Forthcoming auction at Art Curial, Paris, tomorrow Tuesday May 12th artcurial.com/ventes/6425

If you can understand Arabic, be sure to tune in here: youtube.com/watch?v=YuzV-W6F… A fascinating podcast on the survival of 'Athtar, a pan-Semitic deity worshipped in Yemen in pre-monotheistic times, in Arabic narrative sources from the Islamic period.

Excited to announce the upcoming release of my book: "Le Codex Amrensis 22. Histoire et analyse d’un manuscrit coranique ancien", out May 21. More information: brill.com/display/title/7174…

🔜 Monday Majlis at the Centre for the Study of Islam - Exter University (UK)

My two articles on ninefold circle Ming plates with Islamic inscriptions are now available on Academia: academia.edu/166162698/Chine… academia.edu/122075761/Ming_…

المغرب 🇲🇦 ⭕️ مصحف مغربي نسخه سلطان مغربي بخط يده منذ 7 قرون يعرض في المتحف الاسلامي بالمسجد الاقصى . 1- يتعلق الامر بربعة السلطان المغربي أبو الحسن المريني اوقفها على المسجد الأقصى بالقدس الشريف. و هي عبارة عن مصحف نسخه السلطان بخط يده عام 1344م 👇

300 Fragments Hidden in a Mosque Wall Reveal an Ottoman Plan of Mecca in Türkiye anatolianarchaeology.net/300…

Among the lots on display at Sotheby’s, I was absolutely amazed by this monumental calligraphic panel, from the 17th or 18th century, whose cartouches are exact replicas of the embroidery from the Kaaba’s kiswa

Hello from Sotheby’s Islamic art auction, featuring incredible objects and manuscripts on display before they go under the hammer tomorrow