Science, Nature and Beauty: Harmony and Cosmological Perspectives in Islamic Science

Abstract

This is a brochure to accompany the exhibit: “Science, Nature and Beauty: Harmony and Cosmological Perspectives in Islamic Science” (October 19th, 2022- March 3rd, 2023).This exhibit showcases over 90 manuscripts, instruments and objects from the Muslim World Manuscript collection which are housed in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), at the Columbia University Libraries (CUL). This exhibit is a collective curatorial effort that has involved many students, faculty members, librarians and library staff working hand-in-hand to exchange ideas and to select, research, engage with, and mount the items. Keywords: Islamic Science--Exhibits; Manuscripts--Islamic science; Islamic arts and sciences; material culture, codicology, Islamic cultures and societies