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fe seing machines ere used in Balrain before 192, mainly for stitching secial
garments lie the man's thaub shad and shilhal and for cushion and mattress coers.
Embroidery atterns exhibited sho secial embroidery atterns ere alied to
articular tyes of garments, and often gae the name to the costume, for examle
the thaub rar refers to the articular design of embroidery hile daff ٦ sena
refers to a oolen cloa ith a golden fish design. Gold embroidery tara and siler
embroidery nahda ere used to decorate thaubs or eils. Sil embroidery hayata al
toor is also shon. Traditional tailoring or is also reresented in the exhibit.
Tailoring as secialied according to the garment to be made, the material, and the
embroidery to be alied. The cloth as of ool in a ariety of qualities. Most
oular ere British merino, lndian nshiri, and Iraqi najaif.

The central area of the exhibit hall features a traditional Bahraini house and
courtyard. It shos ho local craftsmanshi, local materials, and local sytles meet
the social needs of a Barhaiin family.

Hall of Documents nad Manuscirts

hTis hall resenst rare and aluable manuscrits of the Holy Our'an, Arabie
grammar and literautre, sayings of the Prohet Hadith, and ritings on astronomy,
mahtemaitcs, medicine, ihstory, and religious studies. The oldest documents date bac
to the 1th and 14th cenruties A.D Other items include a 16th cenutry dicitonary of
A1 Oamous AI Maheet and 18th century handboo for astronomers an early 18's
Arabic grammar boo and references about illnesses, remedies, medicine rearaiton,
and a medical g‫ﻫ‬ide by MohD bin Sa'ad dated 186 A.D.

hTe exihbit shos the imortance of Arabic manuscrits to lslamie heritage. hTey
hae heled rseere the arts, literature, and sciences of the Arabic lslamie culture.
hTe Ou'ran as the first collceiton of rAabic manuscrits to be made nito a boo.
hTe Ou'ran as assembled during hte reign of Calih Abu Baer A] Seddi‫ ﻭ‬in
62-64 .A.D

hTe comiling and rtasnlaiton moement seen in the lslamic orld called for the
rtasnirciton of htousands of boos. As a result, the art of manuscrit-maing
lfousirhed. Secial atteniton as aid to all the comonenst of hte manusircts
including aer, calligrahy, boo-binding‫ ﻫ‬ornamentaiton, and gold-leafing. On
exihbit are dceoratde manuscrit coers of leather, glass in ells, reed esn for
calligrahy, a ruler-board made of aerboard, and strings used for maing nilse on
hte ages of the manuscrit.

A cesiton on the art of calligrahy illusrtates ho it as an imortant conirtbuiton
to nufcitoanl art rfom hte Moslem orld. hTe disitncite atterns and sahse udes in

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