Manuscript
Culture Ministry addresses London auction house regarding Mamluk manuscript
Culture
May 1, 2019
Culture Ministry addresses London auction house regarding Mamluk manuscript
The Culture Ministry addressed Christie’s auction house in London to stop the display and sale of a Quranic manuscript dating…
London auction of medieval Qur’an manuscript raises Egyptian objections
Culture
October 17, 2018
London auction of medieval Qur’an manuscript raises Egyptian objections
Sotheby’s, Britain’s largest broker of fine and decorative art, has announced that it will sell a Qur’an manuscript dating…
Egypt confiscates historic manuscript in Cairo International Airport
Egypt
October 16, 2018
Egypt confiscates historic manuscript in Cairo International Airport
Egypt’s Antiquity Unit, in cooperation with the Egyptian Customs Authority at Cairo International Airport, has succeeded in retrieving a historic…
Egypt retrieves ancient Islamic manuscript dating back 500 years ago
Archaeology
August 8, 2018
Egypt retrieves ancient Islamic manuscript dating back 500 years ago
Egypt has retrieved a 500-year-old Islamic manuscript after stopping its sale at London’s Bonhams auction, according to a press…