About manumed.org

manumed.org is an independent editorial site about manuscripts and the written heritage of the Mediterranean: libraries, conservation, binding and the history of the book.

What we publish

Short, sourced explainers for students, book lovers, librarians and researchers who want context on Arabic and Mediterranean manuscript collections, how they are cared for and where to consult them. Dates, collection sizes and attributions are given with their source and year, and presented as the current state of research rather than certainty.

What this site is not

manumed.org is independent. It is not the Manumed project, its digital library or its partners, and it is not an official catalogue of manuscripts. It does not hold, sell, value or provide access to manuscripts. Where a library or repository is responsible for an item or a record, we link to it.

Sources and corrections

Articles close with a list of sources, mainly national and university libraries, UNESCO, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Library of Congress and IFLA. If you spot an error, please use the contact page.