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Layla Laurent

Layla Laurent 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 28.19-31; 29.1-11 — Unknown

Numbers 28.19-31; 29.1-11

October 12, 2026Deuteronomy 3.26-4.6; 4.6-14 — Unknown

Deuteronomy 3.26-4.6; 4.6-14

October 12, 2026Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 46.6-11; 46.16-47.2 — Unknown

Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 46.6-11; 46.16-47.2

October 12, 2026Ophtalmology: Anatomy of the eye: 9th century. — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Ophtalmology: Anatomy of the eye: 9th century.

October 12, 2026Horseman brandishing a sword, 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 brandishing a sword, 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, 2026Calligraphy - Naskh (Arabic) — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Calligraphy – Naskh (Arabic)

October 12, 2026Maimonides' Treatise on Haemorrhoids, 13th C — http://data.europeana.eu/agent/145343

Maimonides’ Treatise on Haemorrhoids, 13th C

October 12, 2026Portrait of Thomas Erpenius, professor Arabic — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Portrait of Thomas Erpenius, professor Arabic

October 12, 2026An Astrologer at his desk — Various Makers

An Astrologer at his desk

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

Astrolabe. Picquet faciebat

October 10, 2026
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