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Olivia Volkov

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

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Leviticus from a Sefer Torah — Unknown

Leviticus from a Sefer Torah

October 12, 2026Legatura su libro di preghiere in caratteri ebraici con parti in corsivo italiano manoscritto — Anonymous, Hebrew manuscript

Legatura su libro di preghiere in caratteri ebraici con parti in corsivo italiano manoscritto

October 12, 2026Numbers 30.13-31.8; 31.11-17 — Unknown

Numbers 30.13-31.8; 31.11-17

October 12, 2026Deuteronomy 5.1-12; 5.12-22 — Unknown

Deuteronomy 5.1-12; 5.12-22

October 12, 2026Epitome of Ibn al-Salah's work on Hadith (al-Iqtirah `ala `ulum al-hadith li Ibn al-Salah), by Ibn Jama`a — `Imad al-Din Abu al-Fida’ Isma`il ibn Ibrahim ibn `Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Jam

Epitome of Ibn al-Salah’s work on Hadith (al-Iqtirah `ala `ulum al-hadith li Ibn al-Salah), by Ibn Jama`a

October 12, 2026Horseman with two swords, 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 two swords, 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, 2026Folios from an `Abbasid Qur'an — Unknown

Folios from an `Abbasid Qur’an

October 12, 2026Juz' 3 of the Qur'an, from Aqqoyunlu Shiraz — Zayn al-`Abidin ibn Muhammad al-Katib al-Shirazi

Juz’ 3 of the Qur’an, from Aqqoyunlu Shiraz

October 12, 2026Beginning of Ibn al-Tilmidh's pharmacopoeia — Ibn al-Tilmidh

Beginning of Ibn al-Tilmidh’s pharmacopoeia

October 12, 2026Prayers for the week — Unknown

Prayers for the week

October 12, 2026

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