the maría moliner humanities library at the university of zaragoza is currently hosting the exhibition titled ‘letters of light: the arabic language and writing through the treasures of the arabic collection’, which will be open until friday, 13 november. this exhibition offers a journey through the millennia-old history of the arabic alphabet and its remarkable cultural legacy.
the display features twenty-four valuable bibliographic pieces from the library's arabic collection, which has been enriched over the years through contributions from faculty members of the arabic and islamic studies department at the faculty of philosophy and letters. the exhibition is organised into three thematic sections: the word, the stroke, and the bridge. it includes explanatory panels and interactive qr codes that provide additional information about the exhibited works.
visitors will have the opportunity to explore the origins of arabic writing in the desert, discover the scientific splendour of al-andalus zaragoza and its connection to the aljafería palace, delve into the art of maghreb calligraphy, and learn about the aljamiado manuscripts that moriscos concealed in aragon.
the exhibition has been curated by mohammed bachari el faghloumi and supported by the vice-rectorate for culture and heritage at the university of zaragoza.
