These acquisitions made it possible to form a large manuscript collection reflecting the interests of Central Asian society for about 700 years, as well as to collect written monuments for almost 1 000 years of existence of Muslim culture (the oldest manuscript in Arabic dates back to 344/955, and the latest copies originate in modern times).
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Manuscript and Book Heritage of the National Library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi" (Volume XLI) in the series "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan".
The main sponsor of the project is the oilfield services company Eriell-Group.