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This 13th Century CE Arabic manuscript is the earliest manuscript from the Abbasid era (750-1258 CE). The Abbasids initiated a cascade of translation activities to preserve and further aggrandize western and eastern knowledge. Part of the Adlinor Collection, Sweden.
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Danieliness. (2020, March 18). Earliest Abbasid Era Manuscript. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12005/earliest-abbasid-era-manuscript/
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