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The Yahuda Collection was bequeathed to the National Library of Israel by one of the twentieth century's most knowledgeable and important collectors, Abraham Shalom Yahuda (d. 1951). The rich and multifaceted collection of 1,186 manuscripts, spanning ten centuries, includes works representing the major Islamic disciplines and literary traditions. Highlights include illuminated manuscripts from Mamluk, Mughal, and Ottoman court libraries; rare, early copies of medieval scholarly treatises; and early modern autograph copies.
In this groundbreaking Arabic catalogue, Efraim Wust synthesizes the Islamic and Western manuscript traditions to enrich our understanding of the manuscripts and their compositions. His combined treatment of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscripts preserves the integrity of the collection and honors the multicultural history of the Islamic intellectual traditions.
About the author
Efraim Wust has been the cataloguer of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscripts at the National Library of Israel since 1970. Following his retirement in 2002, he has continued his position in a voluntary capacity.
Raquel Ukeles is the Curator of the Islam and Middle East Collection of the National Library of Israel. She received her PhD in Islamic studies from Harvard University in 2006, and has published on medieval Islamic devotional law.
Khader Salameh, PhD, is the Librarian of the Khalidi Family Library in Jerusalem and previously was director of the al-Aqsa Library and Islamic Museum in Jerusalem for 35 years. He is the author of several Islamic manuscript catalogues, as well as publications related to Ottoman history.
Ofir Haim is a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research and publications focus on medieval Iran, particularly on the history of Iranian Jewry.
