Fair displays Avicenna’s manuscripts

An exhibition of manuscripts by Avicenna including copies of his 'Canon of Medicine' is being run at Malek Museum in Tehran.

 

 

According to the public relations office of the museum, the exhibit began on Saturday and will run through September 17. Besides manuscripts, exquisite copies of extended studies about the book are put on display as well.

 

Malek National Library and Museum is one of the biggest manuscript centers in the Islamic Republic of Iran besides some five other great resources.

 

There is a collection of over 140 invaluable manuscript titles being kept at the library from the greatest Iranian thinkers and scholars in various fields including medicine, astronomy, mathematics, physics, calculus, politics and other fields of study.

 

Among the manuscripts, the library holds 14 manuscript copies of Avicenna’s 'Canon of Medicine' in 28 volumes.

 

The exhibit is being held to mark the 1000th anniversary of Avicenna’s penning of the book. 16 copies of the book as well as elaborations on it are being displayed at the exhibition.

 

 

 

Source: IBNA News Agency

 

 

Sep 8, 2013 09:55
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