Majid Daneshgar – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

A newly-discovered Malay manuscript in Erpenius’ library: An old booklet of supplication

Posted on 29 March 2023 by Majid Daneshgar

While reconstructing the personal library of Thomas Erpenius (d. 1624) kept at Cambridge University Library (CUL) as part of my Munby fellowship, I have been […]

Manuscripts, South Asian, Special Collections

Secrets of the Erpenius copy of the Killing Story of Husain in Karbala

Posted on 8 February 2023 by Majid Daneshgar

This post is by Munby Fellow Dr Majid Daneshgar, whose project for 2022/23 is entitled Revisiting Malay Islamic Manuscripts in the Cambridge University Library: Global […]

Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, South Asian, Special Collections

An Early “Mirror for Princes” in Southeast Asia: The First Known Malay Translation of Akhlaq-e Mohseni

Posted on 12 December 2022 by Majid Daneshgar

This post is by Munby Fellow Dr Majid Daneshgar, whose project for 2022/23 is entitled Revisiting Malay Islamic Manuscripts in the Cambridge University Library: Global […]

South Asian, Special Collections