Sharjah Ruler allocates €7.9 million to digitise Joanina Library’s rare books

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed a grant of €7.9 million to digitise 30,000 rare books and manuscripts housed in the Joanina Library of the Portuguese University of Coimbra, which is recognised as one of the most important hist