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The Sale of a Rare, Gold-painted Qur’an at Christie’s Raises Questions of Provenance

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Experts have criticized auction house practices that prioritize dropping the hammer on sales rather than on looters or art smugglers.

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British Library Digitizes One of the World’s Oldest Qur’an Manuscripts

by Claire Voon April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

One of the world’s oldest Qur’an manuscripts is now online, digitized in full by the British Library. The text dates from the 8th century — making it the oldest of its kind in the institution’s collection.

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A Qur’an Transcribed by Hand Presents Parables of Contemporary American Life

by Abe Ahn February 23, 2016April 21, 2016

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In the midst of growing Islamophobia in the US, artist Sandow Birk embarked on a nine-year project to transcribe and illustrate the entire Qur’an by hand.

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Five of the World’s Largest Religious Manuscripts, from Devil’s Bible to Buddhist Labyrinth

by Allison Meier March 17, 2015August 27, 2015

Marcel Proust may have written a novel over 4,000 pages long, but there are other books out there of goliath proportions not in their length, but their size.

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Vatican to Digitize 41 Million Pages of Ancient Manuscripts

by Laura C. Mallonee April 3, 2014April 8, 2014

What happens when a wide swath of history — previously only explored by white-gloved librarians and erudite historians — is made available to anyone with a solid internet connection? Thanks to the Pope, we’ll soon find out.

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