New Research on Ottoman-Era Manuscript Libraries

Abstracts Books, Defters, and Documents from 16th and 17th Century Türkenbeute (Turkish Booty) in German Collections: A Research Report Prof. Dr. Hans Georg Majer Emeritus Chair of Turcology and Professor of  History and Culture of the Middle East, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Germany Considerable booty was made on both sides in the wars between Sultan and Emperor throughout […]

Decorated Papers in Early Modern Islamic Manuscript Cultures

Please note that some speakers will present in English and others in Turkish. Interpretation will not be available. Admission to the symposium is free of charge, but advance registration is required: http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/symposia/decorated-papers-in-early-modern-islamic-manuscript-cultures.aspx The Islamic Manuscript Association—in partnership with the Orient-Institut Istanbul, the University of Hamburg’s Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, and the Thesaurus […]