Manuscripts and Writing

Qur'an stand, 1360 Attributed to Iran Carved and inlaid wood; 16 1/8 x 51 1/4 in. (41 x 130.2 cm) Rogers Fund, 1910 (10.218) www.metmuseum.org

Books and writing were key to medieval civilizations. The portability of manuscripts resulted in the transmission of ideas from one region to another and from one period to another.

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