Primary Sources
In addition to the sources below, please review the primary source materials on the home page.
- The Arts of the Book and Calligraphy CollectionSakıp Sabancı’s (d. 2004) collection of calligraphic works by famous calligraphers, Korans and illuminated manuscripts began with the purchase of a levha (calligraphic panel) by Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808-39). The Sakıp Sabancı collection expanded in the 1980s with the purchase of private collections, and from 1989 onwards it was exhibited in major museums abroad.
- Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art MuseumThis exhibition showcases masterpieces of illuminated and illustrated manuscripts produced in Islamic lands from the ninth to the nineteenth century.
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