Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan

Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan
Established	1986
Location	Azerbaijan, Baku, Istiglaliyyat Street 8

Institute of Manuscripts named after Muhammad Fuzuli (Azerbaijani: Əlyazmalar İnstitutu) is a scientific centre of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and this center is engaged in scientific-research, archive and library science activities, realizes collection, systematization, security, study, translation and publication of medieval manuscripts.^[1] Institute is located in a historical building of the former Empress Alexandra Russian Muslim Boarding School for Girls established by H.Z.Taghiyev on Istiglaliyyat Street.^[2]

History

Prerequisites for foundation of the Institute appeared even in 1924, when the All-Azerbaijani Regional Congress was held in Baku, at which it was enacted to organize scientific library with a special department dedicated to ancient manuscripts and rare books. Initially, the library was a part of Research Union of Azerbaijan, but later it was included to the Literature Institution named after Nizami. In 1950, 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 on the basis of this foundation. In 1996, the Institute was named after Muhammad Fuzuli. From 1972 to 1980, a director of the institute was Rustam Aliyev - an eminent Soviet scientist of Iranian studies.

Structure

• Department of manuscripts in Turkic

• Department of manuscripts in Arabic

• Department of manuscripts in Persian

• Department of personal funds

• Department of bibliography and service

• Department of hygiene and restoration

• Department of translation and information^[3]

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