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September 14, 2006: Tehran, Iran: Rare Manuscript Donated to Astan-e Qods Library
"An extremely rare handwritten manuscript of the Jamea Kabira Supplication was donated to Mashhad’s Astan-e Qods Razavi Library by Naser Rezaii, the Astan-e Qods Public Relations Office announced on Wednesday.
"The 16-page manuscript, which was written on deerskin parchment, is a valuable artistic and religious work transcribed by Seyyed Hassan Tafreshi in 1867, said the library’s expert and appraiser of handwritten works, Mohammad Vafadar-Moradi."
