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BOOKS
THE BIBLE 1751.
A manuscript fund of Central State
Museum consists of approximately one hudred publications of rare books and
manuscripts. Among them is religious literature: The Bible, published in 1751, "The
Acts of the Apostles. Saint Paul's Message", rare publication of the Bible and many
others.
AL-CORAN, 1676 ã.
Of great valuability are Coran publications,
the oldest belongs to the XVII c.
Among the rarest books are "The Blessed Notes of Mohammed's Followers", written
in Turkic language in arabic type, printed in Istambul in 1786, and "Moslem's
Duties" of 1893, published in Saint-Petersburg in Central Asian literary language
(chagatai),text of' the Moslem's calendar and chronological system in arabic type,
implemented in ink on fabric.
The Passage regulations for inhabitants of former Kuldzhinsky region to
Russian territory in 1880-1881"
This is an agreement of foreign policy
between Russian and Chinese goverments at the end of XIX c., it regulates the rights of
the passage for inhabitants of Kuldzgnsky region to the territory of Eastern
Kazakhstan. Formulation "the inhabitant of the former Kuldzhinsky region"
implied Kazakh tribes, nomading from traditional summer pastures in Kuldzha to
winter camps beyond the eastern borders of Kazakhstan, being the part of Russian
territory. The text is imprinted on fabric in China and Kazakh languages in arabic
type.
Document's fragment.
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