The protagonist of the excerpt, a lover of literature, reflects on their devotion to books and their avoidance of anything that is not literature since the death of their father.

Rashi's commentary on Masekhet Eruvin in the Talmud contains numerous diagrams, representing about half of the total diagrams found in his commentary.

An exhibit in New York, "Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past," showcases over 70 Islamic manuscripts from the National Library of Israel.