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Believed to be at least two hundred years old, the exquisite handwritten Arabic manuscript is bound with lacquered papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 covers that are painted on both sides with richly-colored floral patterns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">On some interior pages, the sacred text sits on a shimmering background of gold, surrounded by a startling blue that is believed to have been made from ground lapis lazuli.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arabic manuscripts that make up part of the Sir George Grey Special Collections \u00a0 \u00a0 For the first time a number of Arabic manuscripts that make up part of the Sir George Grey Special Collections at the Central Auckland Library in New Zealand have been translated. 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