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Ancient manuscript with faded text in a script, featuring intricate black and red borders. The surface is worn, giving a historical, aged appearance.

Jun 24, 2024 Susan and the Traveling “Tarsh”

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“The importance of these prints derives not only from the fact that they are early witnesses to the use of printing in the Middle East, or their textual and artistic content, but also from their rarity.” - Mark Muehlhaeusler, "Eight Arabic Block Prints from the Collection of...

Jul 12, 2021 Book of the Week — Mountain and Water Book

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“If a scholar only stays in one place, he will be blocked by one small river and become narrow-minded and ignorant. He must travel everywhere to see human affairs, the social customs of the north and the south, mountains and rivers, and to broaden his...