{"id":2290,"date":"2026-05-22T14:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/?page_id=2290"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:17:12","slug":"library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/library\/","title":{"rendered":"Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2290\" class=\"elementor elementor-2290\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d9f35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37d9f35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15338c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d15338c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Salar Jung Museum Library<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4da09d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4da09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visit the Salar Jung Museum Library and Reading Room, explore our wonderful collection of rare books<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c255249 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c255249\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82cb7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f82cb7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae9b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae9b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Salar Jung Museum Library opened to the public in 1961 after the Act of Parliament was set in place. The Library\u2019s manuscript collection, which possesses unique specimens, is one of the richest in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334df7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"334df7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The collection contains many gems of calligraphic art and ornate embellishment, featuring gorgeous decorations with artistic blending of colours, with a profuse use of gold and mineral pigments\u2014lavishly using lapis lazuli for blue, pearl for white, shangraf for red, and Zabarjad (emerald) for green. Calligraphers, artists and book binders all did their best in showing their respective arts and have thus paid their tributes to the written word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ebe3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7ebe3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f83c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"9f83c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Books &amp; Publications<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"62772\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b3518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"a5b3518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Period<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1656\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> CE<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c17b15 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c17b15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4100b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"4100b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"98879\" class=\"elementor elementor-98879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548e45d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"548e45d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2d0de vertical-submenu2 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"6d2d0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/library\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Library Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/publications\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/mss-catalogues\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">MSS (Manuscripts) Catalogues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Special Collections <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6f81b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b6f81b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c142f29 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c142f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/liberationhyderabad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hyderabad Liberation Day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddedd9a elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ddedd9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/list-of-library-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SJM - List of Library 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f11d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f11d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ad07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73ad07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRINTED BOOKS COLLECTION\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b4695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06b4695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f069e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92f069e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beaddd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beaddd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">English Books\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389dfae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389dfae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe English section consists of nearly 40,000 books and includes a rare book collection. It covers a variety of subjects ranging History, Philosophy, Engineering, Biology, Literature and Biography.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c55ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c55ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The oldest book in the library is one titled &#8220;General history of the Turks&#8221; by Richard Knolles, dated to 1631 CE. There are certain autographed titles in the collection. One of them is a book presented to Salar Jung I by Queen Victoria titled &#8220;Leaves\u201d from the journal of our life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861&#8221;. The Library also has a biography of Guru Nanak &#8220;Janam Sakhi&#8221;. The collection also has translations of important literary works for example, &#8220;The Ocean of Stories&#8221; is an English translation of &#8220;Katha Sarit Sagara&#8221;. The library has a huge collection of books on history of the entire world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051cd02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"051cd02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c3ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86c3ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/English-Section.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2486\" alt=\"English-Section\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/English-Section.jpg 515w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/English-Section-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7e1a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf7e1a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2015a57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2015a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25c7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c25c7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oriental-Section.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2487\" alt=\"Oriental-Section\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oriental-Section.jpg 687w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oriental-Section-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cf386 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57cf386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dedb5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dedb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urdu, Arabian and Persian Books\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec3569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ec3569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This section contains around 19,000 printed books, including approximately 13,000 in Urdu, 2,500 in Arabic, 3,500 in Persian, and 160 in Turkish. It covers a wide range of subjects, including Islam, literature, history, and medicine, from countries such as Iran, Iraq, Syria, India, and Asia. Many books are available on the history of the Deccan. Literary works of the classical poets of Urdu are available in the Library in this section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206d13f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"206d13f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a77b38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a77b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8984d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8984d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manuscripts Collection\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5074259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5074259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The collection of manuscripts includes various media like parchment, textile, palm leaf, paper, glass, wood, and stone, different languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu, a few of Turkish, Dakhni, Pushtu, Hindi, Sanskrit, Telugu and Oriya and addresses more than 84 subjects.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1192336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1192336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The collection also includes more than 1500 calligraphic panels and albums of miniature paintings of different schools.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c0640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c0640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe range of subjects is very wide and includes Medicine, Science, Logic, Agriculture, Calligraphy, Lexicography, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Games, Art, Syntax, Music, History, Poetry, Biography, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Etymology, Ethics, Politics, Travels, Divinations, Ouranic sciences, Theology, Sufism, Law, Dictionaries, Magic, Archery etc.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbe5c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fbe5c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cdf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5cdf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manuscripts-Collection-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manuscripts-Collection-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manuscripts-Collection-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manuscripts-Collection.jpg 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0be2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0be2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The manuscripts relate to an several religions, including Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. These manuscripts are in various shapes, sizes and forms. It may be noted that there are only two miniature manuscript copies of the Holy Quran in the world, and while one of these in the Iran, the other is in the Salar Jung Museum and its size is 2.4 cm. The Museum also has a large Quran which measures 60&#215;30 cm. Some calligraphic panels are incised on glass, and the Museum has manuscripts with excellent nail work. The other calligraphic works are&#8217; in many scripts, like Kufti, Thulth, Naskh, Ta&#8217;liq, Nasta&#8217;aliq, Gubar, Raihan, Shikasta, Diwani, Riqa, Bahar, Tughra, Ma&#8217;akus and in styles differing from the bold and archaic to the minute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80f42f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e80f42f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59714b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59714b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30a960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b30a960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arabic Manuscripts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa13df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aa13df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Library holds a collection of more than 2,500 Arabic manuscripts, the highlight being a rare mathematical work entitled &#8216;Sharhu Mukhtasar al-Mukhtasar&#8217; on algebra (847 CE).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82a7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a82a7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In astronomy, the earliest work in on the preparation and use of globe (16th cent). In the field of Medicine, the library boasts of manuscripts of Kilabul Qanun by Avicenna (Ibn Sina). In natural history the noted works are Hayatul Haiwan. In the field of Philosophy, an encyclopedia work in the library is Rasiallkhwanus Safa (16th cent). AI Tajrid fil Mantiq is well known work on logic written by Nasiruddin Tusi (1628 CE) and manuscripts of Ala Sharhil Malali is a copy from the imperial library of Emperor Jahangir. Manuscripts on Islamic theology that deal with Adiyah (Prayers) of Shiites and Sunnites, jurisprudence and Sufism also form a part of the collection. Ta&#8217;arruf Ii Madhabit Tasawwuf is a rare work on introduction to the Principles of Sufism (Delhi-1675 CE). The earliest codex of lexicon is Sahah by Abu Nasr (1218 CE). Jaiul Qawayed is a rare codex in the subject of Syntax (1576 CE) and about etymology a commentary on As Shafia written during the period of Nizam II in one of the prized possessions of Library.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6149b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f6149b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b65fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b65fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Arabic-Manuscripts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Arabic-Manuscripts.jpg 486w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Arabic-Manuscripts-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708a3f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"708a3f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f30d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98f30d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9cbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af9cbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Persian-Manuscripts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2490\" alt=\"Persian-Manuscripts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Persian-Manuscripts.jpg 426w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Persian-Manuscripts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Persian-Manuscripts-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae08d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ae08d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf8044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdf8044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Persian Manuscripts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc3828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc3828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are about 4,700 Persian manuscripts in the collection. The most outstanding is &#8216;Rauzatul Muhibbin&#8217;, which contains twenty illustrations belonging to the Bukhara tradition and was transcribed by the famous calligrapher Mir Ali Harvi. The oldest manuscript on Sunnite commentary is A&#8217;I Basair fil Wujuh wan Nazir, written in 1207 CE, in Arabic Naskh. On Tasawwuf (Sufism), the most valuable and useful treatise is attributed to Bayazid Bustami, who transcribed it in 1588 CE.<\/p><p>There are manuscripts about art, science, divination, astrology, magic and archery. There is one codex on agriculture and several codices on precious and semi-precious stones. On the art of calligraphy, the Museum has several manuscripts, in cookery there are two manuscripts entitled Dastur-e-Pukhtan-el Atamaah written for Shahjahan. There is a codex on the preparation of perfumes too.<\/p><p>In medicine the oldest Arabic translation in Persian is Tarjuma-e-Minhajul Mayan written for Shahjahan by Muhammad ar-Radi. The Museum also has the oldest medical encyclopedia transcribed in India. In veterinary sciences, the codex Mualaja-e-Janwaran is the earliest available manuscripts on the treatment of animals and is dedicated to Firuz Shah (1281 CE).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2450021 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2450021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d99656 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d99656\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec8203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ec8203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urdu, Turkish, Pushtu, Hindi and Oriya Manuscripts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6898fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6898fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Salar Jung museum Library has more than 1,200 Urdu manuscripts on different subjects in which, Diwan-e-Quli Qutb Shah by King Muhammad Quli and Nurus by Ibrahim Adil Shah and a rare manuscript entitled &#8216;Lilawati, on Mathematics and more than 25 manuscripts in Turkish and some Hindi manuscripts are in Persian script and some folios of Jaina Kalpasutra and a few palm leaf manuscripts in Oriya, Sanskrit and Telugu on the subject of History, Medicine, Tantra and Poetry are also present.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62551c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62551c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edf596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7edf596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Urdu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2491\" alt=\"Urdu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Urdu.jpg 515w, https:\/\/salarjungmuseum.in\/new_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Urdu-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca1406 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ca1406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e9270 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28e9270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c63e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c63e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research and Publication\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6993c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6993c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSalar Jung Museum has published 19 descriptive catalogues of manuscript details, each having title, author, chronology, illustrations, seals and autographs. The Museum has also published a rare copy of the Holy Quran which consists of only 30 folios with each line beginning with the first alphabet of Arabic, the alif. Research on parchment is also being conducted by the museum\u2019s Manuscript section. The Museum also gets research scholars who access the material for publishing new knowledge.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salar Jung Museum Library Visit the Salar Jung Museum Library and Reading Room, explore our wonderful collection of rare books The Salar Jung Museum Library opened to the public in 1961 after the Act of Parliament was set in place. 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