Islamic manuscripts hold a rich history and cultural significance, offering a glimpse into the religious, scientific, and literary heritage of the Islamic world. As an important aspect of the study of Islamic civilization, Arabic codicology has...
Book Review: The Damascus Fragments: Towards a History of the Qubbat al-Khazna: Corpus of Manuscripts and Documents (eds. Arianna D’Ottone Rambach, Konrad Hirschler and Ronny Vollandt). Ergon-Verlag, 2020, 542pp. ISBN: 978-3956507557. In “The...
On the north-western side of the courtyard of the Damascus Great Mosque, there is an octagonal building standing on eight pillars, salvaged from the late-antique church of St. John the Baptist. The use of this structure as a treasury for funds (fig...
