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News, events, and updates from the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures & the Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts' @unihh
Hamburg, Germany
Joined April 2016
‘We like lists because we don’t want to die’, said Umberto Eco. What drives our fascination with lists? PhD researcher Michael Hensley explores the meaning of Ethiopian and Eritrean book lists—offering glimpses into communities that would otherwise be lost.
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Lightly written and thoroughly researched: For over a decade, Cécile Michel’s ‘Mesopotamian Bulletins’ have offered fresh insights into ancient Mesopotamian high culture — and into its ongoing academic study. 11 new episodes are now available in English:.
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Do your PhD in #Manuscript Cultures with us!. Our Grad School invites applications for full #PhD #scholarships (3 years, 1300 EUR/month + allowances) in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service @DAAD_Germany. More info here👉
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From Handwriting to Woodblock Engraving: Next week, our fellow Tô Lan NGUYỄN (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) talks about ‘The Buddhist Printing Culture in Early 20th-Century Northern Vietnam’. 18 August, 4:15 pm. Hybrid lecture, all welcome! .
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In 19th-century Damascus, the library of Khālid al-Naqshabandī is a centre for scholarly exchange. Preserving it requires legal ingenuity from his heirs, until it is finally scattered worldwide. In our PhD research series, Joud Nassan Agha tells its story:.
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Once a hub of Ottoman culture, Süleyman Efendi’s library was scattered by conquest. In our PhD Research Series, Rawda El-Hajji shows how tracing these manuscripts helps reconstruct lost communities and reveals the fate of cultural heritage in conflict:.
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Early Tamil poetry, rich with tales about journeys, patrons and cultural exchange, reveals a vibrant blending of languages. In our PhD Research Series, Maanasa Visweswaran shows how Sanskrit influences and the use of Grantha script shaped these manuscripts.
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We are delighted to have gained the renowned Korean Studies Institute as a partner in researching and preserving the heritage of manuscripts and printing woodblocks. We officially established our collaboration at an international conference in Andong:.
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Join us today for a talk by Silvia Orlandi (@SapienzaRoma): In ‘Paper Epigraphy: Handwritten (Re)Sources for the Study of Ancient Inscriptions’, she explores the impact of digitised manuscripts on epigraphic research. 4:15 pm, hybrid event. All welcome!.
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Around Luang Prabang is one of the world’s few regions where traditional manuscript culture still thrives. Our new documentary captures the voices of those keeping this legacy alive. 🎞️Watch the full film here: #Laos #CulturalHeritage
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Celebrating manuscript studies on both sides of the Atlantic! We're looking forward to the reception with our colleagues from the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @IMC_Leeds tonight. Join us if you're there! #IMC2025.
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A reception to celebrate manuscript studies on both sides of the Atlantic. All colleagues working on all global manuscript traditions and worlds of learning are cordially invited.
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The MprinT project explores how Islamic religious life on the Swahili coast was transformed by print. Our Data Linking team has just launched a continuously expanding online information system providing access to key sources:.
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Integrating archaeometry and philology to gain deeper insights into a deteriorated, multi-layered Qur’anic codex: Four of our colleagues just published this paper in the European Physical Journal Plus:.Open access!
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Carian inscriptions display notable diversity, from funerary stelae and graffiti to public and votive texts. Tonight at 6:15 pm, Ignasi-Xavier Adiego Lajara (@UniBarcelona) presents his current research on these enigmatic texts. Hybrid event. All welcome!.
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Headaches? Plagued by a Jinn? In love with your neighbour’s wife? In West African manuscript cultures, written artefacts were produced to address all kinds of life problems, as Jannis Kostelnik explains in this essay:. Part 2 of our PhD Research Series
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Tonight, she will deliver the Gender in Manuscript Cultures Award Lecture: 'Why should we be interested in women’s contribution to Islamic scholarly culture?' Hybrid event, all welcome!.
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Britta Frede is our guest professor of ‘Gender in Manuscript Cultures’ this summer semester. In our interview, she shares insights into her search for traces of women’s roles within Islamic scholarly culture:.
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What untold stories lie within the very fabric of one of the world’s most famous maps? Researchers from our Mobile Lab visited the Biblioteca Marciana to study the renowned Fra Mauro Map. A captivating short film about this project is out now. Full video:
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The Berlin Traiphum might be the most spectacular surviving manuscript of its kind. Measuring 33m in length, it opens up a unique panorama of Buddhist cosmology. Our alumnus Peera Panarut explores it together with his colleagues at the Museum of Asian Art:.
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Colonial encounters were transformative events in the life cycle of manuscripts in Muslim societies. From 19–21 June, our workshop explores the complex legacy of these encounters, revealing both loss and new intellectual horizons.Hybrid event, all welcome!.
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