Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Transliteration Table -- Note on Transcriptions -- Illustrations and Credits -- Main Alphabetical Sequence (A-Z) -- Works Cited and Abbreviations -- Appendix I: Non-specific (General) Abbreviations Encountered in Arabic Manuscripts -- Appendix II: Major Arabic Letterforms Based on Mamluk and Ottoman Texts on Calligraphy -- Appendix III: Alphabetical Table of Qur'anic Suras -- Appendix IV: Bibliographic Guide -- Appendix V: Describing the Manuscript -- Chart 1: Muslim-Christian Calendar -- Chart 2: Major Historical Periods -- Chart 3: Major Muslim Dynasties.