Outstanding Objects Ms. or. oct. 987, 1v, 4. Jh. Ms. or. oct. 978 - Book of Proverbs, from the 4th century The small-format codex of the Book of Proverbs (Sapientia Solomonis) dates from the 4th century and [...] Petraeus (died 1672) sold Coptic texts to today's State Library. These were mainly copies of biblical books and lexical and exegetical treatises. In the period that followed, the collection was continuously [...] in Egypt. Its writing material is papyrus. It is probably one of the oldest completely preserved books in the world. There are not many written testimonies preserved in Achmimic. Ms. or. fol. 3065, 1r

century Diez A fol. 57, 28a-b, Kitab-i Bahriye Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Seafaring) of Piri Reis Plan of Istanbul from the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Seafaring) of Piri Reis. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Orien

ns, literary works and book art as well. Old Arabian manuscripts, rare historical prints, splendid illustrated volumes, advertising art and elaborately designed children’s books are examples that there [...] Occidental perception of the Orient and inspired the fanciful interpretations of countless authors and book artists. The frame story, in which Sheherazade, through her storytelling, dissuades King Shahriyar

Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ ascension (Miʿrāǧ) of the prophet Muḥammad - Diez A fol. 3 Fol. 2r Erfurter Bibel - Book of the Psalms - Ms. or. fol. 1211 Coptic Codex of the Proverbs, 4th century - Ms. or. oct. 987 Syriac [...] Coran from Guinea - Ms. or. fol. 4111 Ethiopian David’s Psalter - Ms. or. fol. 596 Armenian Gospel Book, initials - Ms. or. oct. 3690 Jahangir-Album Calligraphy in Nastaʿlīq-Script - Libri Picturati A 117 [...] Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ ascension (Miʿrāǧ) of the prophet Muḥammad - Diez A fol. 3 Fol. 2r Erfurter Bibel - Book of the Psalms - Ms. or. fol. 1211 Coptic Codex of the Proverbs, 4th century - Ms. or. oct. 987 Syriac

of older manuscripts that were pre-bound as so-called flying leaves at the beginning and end of the book) date back to the 9th and 10th centuries. The most recent specimens date from the 19th century. Of [...] the Gospel of Matthew Ms. or. oct. 3690 - Armenian Tetraevangeliary, Constantinople, c. 1650 This book belongs to the genre of the Tetraevangeliary, a synopsis of the four Gospels with parallel passages [...] liums Ms. or. quart. 337 - Armenian Healing Gospels, Gori, 1706 In its illuminations, this gospel book makes special reference to the healing miracles of Christ – it was supposed to bring comfort and healing

about 310 volumes of Islamic miniature manuscripts from the various epochs of Islamic book art. They were made by book artists in Timurid, Safavidi, Ottoman or Mughal Indian workshops. Among them are such [...] features of the materials, a module for book art was developed for the manuscript database "Orient-Digital", now Qalamos , in which 8,200 miniatures, illustrations and book decorations are now listed and which [...] 000 Oriental manuscripts at Staatsbibliothek Berlin include the fascinating texts of "People of the Book" that originated in the Near East and North Africa. The number of objects belonging to Eastern Ch

Petermann II Nachtr. 29, beginning of text Petermann II Nachtr. 29 - Ethiopian Book of Enoch. c. 16th century The Book of Enoch belongs to the apocryphal biblical texts and is only part of the Old Testament [...] Ethiopian Church. As a result, it was reliably passed on and handed down completely. The Ethiopian Book of Enoch is thus an invaluable source for the history of the Church and dogma. Ms. or. oct. 4064,

for the bare necessities, above all they tried to provide books for the people they had to do without during the years of persecution. The books were mainly religious works, but also fiction and practical [...] Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz has succeeded in acquiring a rare edition of the Book of Psalms for its collection of Displaced Persons. The edition was published in Munich in 1948 by [...] Another special feature of the edition can be found in the typography: In the right of the word Sefer (book) there is a dot, both on the cover and on the title page. The dot in the Resch of the word Sefer is

Orient Printed books Analogous to the general printed matter holdings of the Staatsbibliothek, the printed works and microforms acquired by the Oriental Department, whether in Asian, African or European

Berlin. As part of this event, Prof. Anne Boud'hors gave a public evening lecture "An Ancient Coptic Book and its Making: The "Proverbienkodex" of the Berlin State Library", which was very well received both [...] Universität Berlin/Museum für Islamische Kunst SMB), Dr. Patricia Engel (European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Center for the Protection of Cultural Property, Danube University