Kitab Salat al-Sawa'i

Key 16th-century Arabic books include the first-ever printed Arabic book, Kitab Salat al-Sawa'i (1514), along with scholarly works like Tuhfat al-Mujahidin and Tafsir al-Jalalayn. This era featured early European printing of Arabic texts (Medici Press) and traditional manuscripts focusing on religious, legal, and historical topics.

Islamic collections document urban religious life, manuscript traditions, and refined decorative craftsmanship.

Islamic collections reflect major developments in scholarly, civic, and devotional life across medieval and early modern Egypt. Material evidence from these works documents continuity in craftsmanship, epigraphy, and institutional patronage.