"We were determined not to create faith zones, but to show these wonderful manuscripts side by side, and demonstrate how much we share - not least that these are three faiths founded on sacred texts, books of revelation," said Graham Shaw, the lead curator.

"There is a textual link that can be studied in the exhibition."

The exhibition, "Sacred: Discover What We Share", will be opened on April 27, and go on for five months.

It demonstrates how calligraphers and manuscript illuminators shared influences and styles.

The microscopically detailed decorated capital letters of Lindisfarne Gospels are echoed in Islamic and Jewish manuscripts while Christian and Jewish texts borrowed Islamic-inspired decoration.

A 14th century Qur’an and a translation of the gospels into Arabic are indistinguishable at a glance.

On display is the Codex London, one of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Torah, and the Syriac Pentateuch, the earliest known dated Biblical manuscript.

Also on display is the Sultan Baybars Qur’an, written in gold in seven folio volumes in the early 14th Century.

Scholars now describe it as one of the world’s oldest, most dazzling Qur’ans.

Shaw believes the event will contribute to the greater understanding of the three monotheistic and their significance in today’s world.