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Samuel Khalil

Samuel Khalil 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 27.17-28.6; 28.6-17 — Unknown

Numbers 27.17-28.6; 28.6-17

October 12, 2026Deuteronomy 3.11-18; 3.18-26 — Unknown

Deuteronomy 3.11-18; 3.18-26

October 12, 2026Jeremiah 5.13-14; 5.23-24 — Unknown

Jeremiah 5.13-14; 5.23-24

October 12, 2026Schematic Eye. From an Arabic Manuscript (No. 2008) in the Bbliotheque National Paris (1714 AD). — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Schematic Eye. From an Arabic Manuscript (No. 2008) in the Bbliotheque National Paris (1714 AD).

October 12, 2026Page 3 of Arabic manuscript on Alchemy by Razes — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Page 3 of Arabic manuscript on Alchemy by Razes

October 12, 2026Horseman performing a sword exercise, 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 performing a sword exercise, 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, 2026Arabic Manuscript: Poem on general anatomy — Anonymous, Arabic manuscript

Arabic Manuscript: Poem on general anatomy

October 12, 2026Five suras of the Qur'an — Unknown

Five suras of the Qur’an

October 12, 2026"Astronomy" -A female figure among astronomical apparatus — Various Makers

“Astronomy” -A female figure among astronomical apparatus

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

Astrolabe. Picquet faciebat

October 10, 2026
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