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Clara Clarke

Clara Clarke writes for the Manuscripts & Rare Books department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of manuscripts & rare books.

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The Sources of Truths and the Explication of Paths (`Uyūn al-ḥaqā’iq wa īḍāḥ al-ṭarā’iq), by Abū al-Qāsim al-`Irāqī (d. c. 1280) — Unknown

The Sources of Truths and the Explication of Paths (`Uyūn al-ḥaqā’iq wa īḍāḥ al-ṭarā’iq), by Abū al-Qāsim al-`Irāqī (d. c. 1280)

October 12, 2026Book of parts and properties (Kitab al-aqsam wa'l-khisal), by al-Khaffaf (d. c. 950) — Unknown

Book of parts and properties (Kitab al-aqsam wa’l-khisal), by al-Khaffaf (d. c. 950)

October 12, 2026manuscript from "[Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton and the late Doctor Ou — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

manuscript from “[Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton and the late Doctor Ou

October 12, 2026Treatise on Variant Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab al-Badi') by Ibn Khalawayh (d. 980) — Unknown

Treatise on Variant Readings of the Qur’an (Kitab al-Badi’) by Ibn Khalawayh (d. 980)

October 12, 2026Papyrus letter to `Abdullāh ibn As`ad in Fayyūm — `Amr ibn `Abdullāh

Papyrus letter to `Abdullāh ibn As`ad in Fayyūm

October 12, 2026Astrolabe en cuivre pour les latitudes de 42° à 49° N. — Anonymous, Astrolabe en cuivre pour les latitudes de 42° à 49° N. – btv1b52505767b

Astrolabe en cuivre pour les latitudes de 42° à 49° N.

October 10, 2026Astrolabe-IMG 2159-white — Various Makers

Astrolabe-IMG 2159-white

October 10, 2026Western astrolab, by Tobias Volckmer, Salzburg, c. 1591, brass, silvered, gilded, and cold painted - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06981 — Daderot

Western astrolab, by Tobias Volckmer, Salzburg, c. 1591, brass, silvered, gilded, and cold painted – Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York City – DSC06981

October 10, 2026Milano - Castello Sforzesco 2400 — Various Makers

Milano – Castello Sforzesco 2400

October 10, 2026Periodo omayyade, astrolabio, siviglia datato 1210 (650 egira) 02 dischi — Various Makers

Periodo omayyade, astrolabio, siviglia datato 1210 (650 egira) 02 dischi

October 10, 2026

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