The Italian government had presented President Hosni Mubarak with a rare manuscript dating back to the third Hejira century.

 

The manuscript is a full text of a book written by Islamic Arab writer Ibn Dawoud Al-Asfahani.

 

A statement by the Italian Embassy said Ambassador Antonio Badini handed over the gift on the occasion marking the choice of  Italy as the guest of honor of Cairo International Book Fair, that will kick off on Tuesday.