Manuscripts – Republic of Türkiye

The collection in the library of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute is perhaps the only collection in the world that includes manuscripts on mathematical, astronomical and astrological works.

The collection comprises a total of 1,339 works in 581 volumes. Of these, 822 are in Turkish, 414 are in Arabic, and 103 are in Persian. Since this collection consists of a number of unique and rare manuscripts, it occupies an important place among other manuscript collections in the world.

In 2001, the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Manuscripts were included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, which aims to safeguard documentary heritage.

Sources & photograph taken from: https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/kandilli-observatory-and-earthquake-research-institute-manuscripts?hub=1081

Photograph: Calendar of the Gregorian year 1527-1528 © Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute

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