Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan
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Əlyazmalar İnstitutu | |
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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°22′07″N 49°50′00″E / 40.36852407832065°N 49.833362090184515°E |
| Website | www |
Institute of Manuscripts (Azerbaijani: Əlyazmalar İnstitutu), named after Muhammad Fuzuli, is a scientific center of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences engaged in scientific-research, archive and library science activities, security, study, translation and publication of medieval manuscripts.[1]
The institute is located in the building of the former Empress Alexandra Russian Muslim Boarding School for Girls, established in 1901 by H.Z.Taghiyev on Istiglaliyyat Street[2] and designed by the Polish architect Józef Gosławski.[3]
In 1924, during the All-Azerbaijani Regional Congress held in Baku, it was decided to found a scientific library with a special department dedicated to ancient manuscripts and rare books.
Initially, the library was a part of the Research Union of Azerbaijan, but later it was included in the Nizami Institute for Literature. In 1950, the Republican Manuscript Foundation was established under the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. In 1986, the Institute of Manuscripts of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan was established. In 1996, the institute was named in honor of the poet Muhammad Fuzuli.[4]
Since January 2015, the institute is a member of The Islamic Manuscript Association, established by Cambridge University.[5]
