Minasian (Caro) Collection of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts
Owning Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
About this Collection
The Minasian Collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts is one of the most extensive post-classical Islamic manuscript collections in the United States. The collection primarily consists of works related to the studies of theologians and scholars at centers of learning in Iran during the 17th and 18th centuries, and is especially notable for works of Shiite theology, Arabic and Persian language and literature, and Islamic science and philosophy. The digital collection includes over 320 manuscripts (almost 100,000 pages). View this collection on the contributor's website.View collection guide.
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