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Layla Fischer

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

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Numbers 29.35-30.5; 30.6-13 — Unknown

Numbers 29.35-30.5; 30.6-13

October 12, 2026Deuteronomy 4.32-40; 4.40-49 — Unknown

Deuteronomy 4.32-40; 4.40-49

October 12, 2026Deuteronomy 9:13-33:19 from a Sefer Torah — Unknown

Deuteronomy 9:13-33:19 from a Sefer Torah

October 12, 2026Horseman with a burning shield, from Manual on the Arts of Horsemanship (Nihayat al-su’l wa al-umniya fi ta‘allum ‘amal al-furusiyya) by al-Aqsara'i — `Umar b. `Abdallah b. `Umar al-Shafi’i

Horseman with a burning shield, from Manual on the Arts of Horsemanship (Nihayat al-su’l wa al-umniya fi ta‘allum ‘amal al-furusiyya) by al-Aqsara’i

October 12, 2026Juz' 30 of a Mamluk Qur'an — Ibn al-Wahid, attributed to

Juz’ 30 of a Mamluk Qur’an

October 12, 2026Guide to Happiness (Dalā'il al-khayrāt) by Shaykh al-Jazūlī (d. 1465) — Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Riyahi

Guide to Happiness (Dalā’il al-khayrāt) by Shaykh al-Jazūlī (d. 1465)

October 12, 2026Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an — Unknown

Folios from a Hijazi Qur’an

October 12, 2026The back of an astrolabe. — Various Makers

The back of an astrolabe.

October 10, 2026Astrolabe. Picquet faciebat — Anonymous, (Astrolabe.) Picquet faciebat – btv1b10852945d

Astrolabe. Picquet faciebat

October 10, 2026Astrolabio planisferico con 4 piastre di manifattura ignota, ante XVI sec, 04 — Various Makers

Astrolabio planisferico con 4 piastre di manifattura ignota, ante XVI sec, 04

October 10, 2026

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