Philosophy in Library Special Collections

Collection consists of 24 bound manuscripts. Subjects include astronomy and astrology, belles-lettres, grammar, history, philosophy and theology.

Collection consists of Persian and Arabic manuscripts about language and philosophy, as well as jurisprudence, religion, astronomy, medicine and philology.

Collection consists of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu manuscripts relating to Persian and Arabic lexicography, Persian literature, history, Shiite theology and jurisprudence, practical arts, and philosophy and logic.

Collection consists of theological and philosophical manuscripts in Arabic and Persian, as well as some poetry and works on astronomy.

Collection consists of Arabic manuscripts, dealing with philosophy, logic, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, Islamic theology, etc. The entire collection is in Arabic.

Collection consists of Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, and Armenian manuscripts dating from 1492-1848. The collection includes bound manuscripts, scrolls, manuscript fragments, decorative book covers, and artifacts. Subjects include history, lexicography, belles-lettres, theology, and philosophy.

The Collection consists of: Armenian manuscripts, among which is the noteworthy Armenian Gospel of Gladzor; Early Armenian printed books; Persian, Arabic, Ottoman Turkish and Urdu manuscripts which relate to Persian and Arabic lexicography, Persian literature and history, Shi’ite theology and jurisprudence, practical arts, philosophy, and logic; Persian calligraphy; artifacts and objects; and this collection which includes material relating to the Armenian community of Isfahan, Iran in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Collection consists of manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish by or collected by the scholar, Sayyid Abu Talib bin Abi Turab al-Husayni al-Khurasani al-Qayeni (1818-1876).