Researchers from the Library of Congress' Near East Section began digitizing its Persian texts in 2015, following a popular 2014 exhibition featuring more than 40 rare manuscripts and lithographic books.
Sources
- The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-036/1000-years-of-literary-tradition-in-rare-persian-language-manuscripts-now-online-at-library-of-congress/2019-04-01/ (loc.gov)
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/persian-language-rare-materials/about-this-collection/ (loc.gov)
- https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/news/rare-persian-language-manuscripts-now-online-library-congress (finebooksmagazine.com)
- https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2016/03/a-millennium-of-persian-literary-tradition-digitized/ (blogs.loc.gov)
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