Manuscripts
In general, the term “manuscript” refers to what is written by hand, such as correspondence,
documents, contracts, and other writing.
This term was generally related to ancient books regardless of the type of writing and their content. Whether historical events, scientific, artistic, or religious content, the subjects of the manuscripts are manifold.
Description: Handwritten documents. The content of the manuscript can be text, mathematical equations, maps, figures, or illustrations. The most common finds are books of interpretation of the Qur’an.
Manuscripts are historical sources, regardless of the material used to write on them. the term manuscript is generally associated with correspondence and books, but in history we find the use of different materials such as pottery panels, wooden planks, animal skins, and other supports, to record writing for sales and purchase contracts and other matters.
Period: Antiquity / Islamic era
Material: paper, papyrus, ceramics, wood, ink.
Illuminated Manuscripts
Description: Handcrafted decoration that adorns a manuscript, such as initials, borders, and miniature illustrations.
