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The aim of the present article is to draw attention to an illustrated Arabic manuscript (call number С 358), preserved now in the collection of the St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies. This Christian-Arabic manuscript provides an interesting illustration of one facet of seventeenth-century Syrian cultural history. The work contained in this manuscript and, as a cultural artifact, the manuscript itself present us with a fine example of the interrelation and mutual influence of Western and Eastern culture...
The 4th International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” dedicated to the 220th anniversary of B.A. Dorn (1805–1881) will be held at the IOM RAS on April 14–16, 2025.
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