Hawzah News Agency (Cairo, Egypt) – Hesham Azmi, the head of the National Library and Archives, told a press conference on Monday the manuscript, titled "The Summary of the Science of History," is the first known Islamic study of historical theory.

He says the national library reclaimed the manuscript on July 13 after it was spotted at an auction in London in April.

A 500-year-old manuscript, titled "The Summary of the Science of History," is displayed during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.

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