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Ivan Petrov

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

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Maimonides' Treatise on Haemorrhoids, 13th C — Moses Maimonides

Maimonides’ Treatise on Haemorrhoids, 13th C

October 12, 2026Papyrus letter about finding a new tenant and selling a pearl in Fusṭāṭ — Unknown

Papyrus letter about finding a new tenant and selling a pearl in Fusṭāṭ

October 12, 2026Book of the constellations (Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābita), by `Abd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (d. 986) — Unknown

Book of the constellations (Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābita), by `Abd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (d. 986)

October 12, 2026Marquoir abécédaire — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Marquoir abécédaire

October 12, 2026Folio from a Mamluk Qur'an — Muhammad ibn Mubadir

Folio from a Mamluk Qur’an

October 12, 2026Two folios from the Blue Qur'an — Unknown

Two folios from the Blue Qur’an

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-black — Various Makers

Astrolabe-IMG 2159-black

October 10, 2026Allegory of Navigation with an Astrolabe: Ptolemylabel QS:Len,"Allegory of Navigation with an Astrolabe: Ptolemy" — Paolo Veronese

Allegory of Navigation with an Astrolabe: Ptolemylabel QS:Len,”Allegory of Navigation with an Astrolabe: Ptolemy”

October 10, 2026Milano - Castello Sforzesco 2399 — Various Makers

Milano – Castello Sforzesco 2399

October 10, 2026

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