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Detail from illustration depicting Laylá and Qays (Majnūn) at school, p.27 in Isl. Ms. 417, a late 16th cent. copy of Fuzulî’s Leylâ ve Mecnun (Special Collections Research Center, University of Michigan).
Curated by Evyn Kropf, this guide offers resources for the study of the manuscripts and manuscript cultures of the Islamic world.
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Islamic Manuscripts Collection (University of Michigan)
Last Updated: Nov 6, 2025 10:47 AM