Library
The FD Alpaiwalla Museum Reference Library is a primary source of information for curators, conservators, archaeologists, historians, artists and research students, working in the field of Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Art, History, Religion and Culture.
We encourage scholars, post-graduate and research students to visit the library for reference work, writing their thesis and for access to research articles.
The Collection:
The library collection focuses on the study of Zoroastrianism its art, history, and culture.
It has rare manuscripts books in Gujarati and English and several journals, and the personal collection of Parsi scholars.
Rare Books:
The museum houses some rare books:
Iranian Manuscript a 17th Century Diwan-i-Hafiz
DALAYAL-UL-HIND (1730 CE)
LAYLA & MAJNU STORY (1713/14 CE)
Vendidad Manuscripts
Inventory of Books in our library: