John Rylands Library: Links to Islamic and Arabic Manuscripts

This is an exceptional collection of digitised books like Kalilah wa Dimna and Alf Layla wa Layla, now available to the public to read online.
 

Illustrated mss on LUNA (as bookreaders)

 

• Arabic MS 486 (2) Kalilah wa Dimna http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/z3z9mt
• Arabic MS 487 (537) Kalilah wa Dimna http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/av64bz
• Arabic MS 646 (706) Alf Layla wa Layla http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/1ger41
• Arabic MS 658 (819) Qissat Shimas http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/7wldcm
• Arabic MS 358 (382) Book of Conics 1848 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/wzjv34
• Arabic MS 766 (86) Chess, with diagrams 1506 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/iv0y08
• Hindustani MS 2 Bhagavata Purana http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/65m75g
• Persian MS 41 Arda Wiraf http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/u2pujf
• Turkish MS 3 Leila wa Majnun http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/z13naz
• Persian MS 6 Khusraw and Shirin http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/2j1gk7
• Persian MS 932 Shahnama – http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/wpi90f
• Arabic MS 11 (688) Early Abbasid Qur’an http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/s03py3
• Arabic MS 42 (704) Giant Qur’an http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/ew4p8y
• Arabic MS 18 (691) Golden Qur’an http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/2nbe8c
• Ajaib Al-Makhluqaat http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/Manchester~91~1~6562~100488?trs=1849&qvq=q%3Apersian%3Bsort%3AReference_Number%2CPage%2CCurrent_Repository%3Blc%3AManchester%7E91%7E1&mi=238&cic=Manchester%7E91%7E1
• Indian Drawings 12 no. 7 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/6ze8o8
• Persian MS 20 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/az5d0m
• Persian MS 23 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/6sc660
• Persian MS 24 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/b7zg6m
• Persian MS 3 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/gt6gnh, http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/9bxx67, http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/c0idrj
• Arabic MS 313 (668) – map – http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/0x64bb
• Indian Drawings 10 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/mg74fn
• Indian Drawings 11 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/w51n43
• Indian Drawings 13 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/h7cdst
• Indian Drawings 4 no. 2 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/9bal0e
• Arabic MS 15 (753) http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/499s1m
• Arabic MS 26 (761) http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/9l3p9u and http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/sg7lr6
• Arabic MS 38 (773) http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/8121kq
• Persian MS 525 Firdausi, Shahnama, illus, C18th or C19thhttp://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/new/jnama/card/cemanuscript:1044021531
• Persian MS 869 Firdausi, Shahnama 1812 illus      http://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/new/jnama/card/cemanuscript:-264808255

 

Illuminated mss on LUNA (as bookreaders)

 

• Arabic MS 11 (688) Early Abbasid Qur’an http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/s03py3
• Arabic MS 42 (704) Giant Qur’an http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/ew4p8y
• Arabic MS 18 (691) Golden Qur’an http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/2nbe8c

 

Sets of images on LUNA (search reference number)

 

• Arabic MS 69 (631) – on LUNA (in Medieval Collection)
• Arabic MS 660 (600) – on LUNA
• OR F 40Q Shahnama – on LUNA
• Persian MS 8 Shahnama – on LUNA
• Persian MS 9 Shahnama – on LUNA
• Persian MS 909 Shahnama – on LUNA
• Persian MS 910 Shahnama – on LUNA
• Persian MS 932 Shahnama – on LUNA
• Persian MS 933 Shahnama – on LUNA
• Indian Drawings 12 no. 7 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/6ze8o8
• Persian MS 20 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/az5d0m
• Persian MS 23 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/6sc660
• Persian MS 24 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/b7zg6m
• Persian MS 3 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/gt6gnh, http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/9bxx67, http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/c0idrj
• Persian MS 36
  Persian MS 37
• Persian MS 403
• Persian MS 609
• Persian MS 869
• Persian MS 907
• Persian MS 908
• Turkish MS 4 – Processional scroll
• Turkish MS 61 – Yusuf and Zulaika
• Arabic MS 680 (677)
• Arabic MS 313 (668) – map – http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/0x64bb
• Indian Drawings 10 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/mg74fn
• Indian Drawings 11 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/w51n43
• Indian Drawings 13 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/h7cdst
• Indian Drawings 4 no. 2 http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/9bal0e
• Arabic MS 15 (753) http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/499s1m
• Arabic MS 26 (761) http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/9l3p9u and http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/sg7lr6
• Arabic MS 38 (773) http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/8121kq
• Persian MS 525 Firdausi, Shahnama, illus, C18th or C19thhttp://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/new/jnama/card/cemanuscript:1044021531
• Persian MS 869 Firdausi, Shahnama 1812 illus      http://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/new/jnama/card/cemanuscript:-264808255

 

Sets of images available externally

 

• Persian MS 525 Firdausi, Shahnama, illus, C18th or C19thhttp://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/new/jnama/card/cemanuscript:1044021531
• Persian MS 869 Firdausi, Shahnama 1812 illus      http://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/new/jnama/card/cemanuscript:-264808255