An 8th-century Quran manuscript being restored in Egypt. Considered one of the oldest surviving Quran manuscripts, it has 1087 leaves weighting around 80kg, each made of one entire animal’s skin. [1179×789]
An 8th-century Quran manuscript being restored in Egypt. Considered one of the oldest surviving Quran manuscripts, it has 1087 leaves weighting around 80kg, each made of one entire animal’s skin. [1179×789]
I’m amazed a book that large is still in one piece. The spines break, disintegrate, and pages disappear on my larger books which are not nearly as old as that.
KungFuDrafter on
That is amazing. But all I can think is “No! You are not wearing gloves! Wear gloves!”
whoisalireza on
That manuscript has soooo many corrections and redactions in it
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Is it just me or is the writing very big?
I see shoes, bags, belts & jackets.
I’m amazed a book that large is still in one piece. The spines break, disintegrate, and pages disappear on my larger books which are not nearly as old as that.
That is amazing. But all I can think is “No! You are not wearing gloves! Wear gloves!”
That manuscript has soooo many corrections and redactions in it