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Doha
Researchers, manuscript experts and conservators from Qatar and across the region attended a five-day training course at Qatar National Library (QNL).
Organised by the QNL and IFLA’s Regional Preservation and Conservation Center, the intensive training course ‘Why and How to Identify and Classify Islamic Manuscript Papers’ was held from March 31 to April 4.
Renowned papyrologist and codicologist Dr Anne Regourd shared best practices with participants during the training session that focused on a selection of Islamic manuscripts used between 7th and 20th centuries.
“Paper studies are developing in many ways and we have new discoveries and improvements in this field to explore. I am delighted to deliver this course on new materials in the field for experts in Qatar and from across the Arab region. The fact that the library is interested in such topics and brings experts from other countries is very encouraging and it is good news for the preservation and conservation of historical manuscripts,” said Dr Regourd.
Participants learned about the different media used by Arab scribes and copyists to write Islamic manuscripts and highlighted tools commonly used for paper identification in the Islamic world.
Conservator and art historian Nil Baydar, who works at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey said: “The course was very interesting for me because it provided me with practical knowledge to use in a project on Islamic manuscript papers that I currently work on with a relevant institution in Turkey. I learned several new topics such as the use of European paper in Islamic manuscripts and other.”
Doha
Researchers, manuscript experts and conservators from Qatar and across the region attended a five-day training course at Qatar National Library (QNL).
Organised by the QNL and IFLA’s Regional Preservation and Conservation Center, the intensive training course ‘Why and How to Identify and Classify Islamic Manuscript Papers’ was held from March 31 to April 4.
Renowned papyrologist and codicologist Dr Anne Regourd shared best practices with participants during the training session that focused on a selection of Islamic manuscripts used between 7th and 20th centuries.
“Paper studies are developing in many ways and we have new discoveries and improvements in this field to explore. I am delighted to deliver this course on new materials in the field for experts in Qatar and from across the Arab region. The fact that the library is interested in such topics and brings experts from other countries is very encouraging and it is good news for the preservation and conservation of historical manuscripts,” said Dr Regourd.
Participants learned about the different media used by Arab scribes and copyists to write Islamic manuscripts and highlighted tools commonly used for paper identification in the Islamic world.
Conservator and art historian Nil Baydar, who works at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey said: “The course was very interesting for me because it provided me with practical knowledge to use in a project on Islamic manuscript papers that I currently work on with a relevant institution in Turkey. I learned several new topics such as the use of European paper in Islamic manuscripts and other.”
