These PDFs are taken from microfilm scans of the Chester Beatty Arabic Collection, photographed in black and white between 1978 and 1982. Approximately 87% of the Chester Beatty’s Arabic manuscripts are available here, searchable by museum number only.
To search by author, title or production date, consult the index volume of A.J. Arberry, A Handlist of the Arabic Manuscripts (1966).
Chester Beatty is also now digitising manuscripts for direct access at Online Collections. This resource currently offers under 10% of the Arabic Collections, but is in constant development. Please search this first.
For further enquiries, contact [email protected]
