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#Chance | CfP: Who Makes Holy Writing. Authority, ritual and material practice in religious scribal cultures | February 15-17, 2027 | 🔗 Details: https://www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachrichten/cfp-fustaabiberconsep26/
#jewishstudies #Jewsky #ManuscriptCulture
Deadline: October 15, 2026
🎧📚📌 Latest podcast alert:
'Books Without Borders'
How did Arabic manuscript culture shape the global intellectual history of the medieval world? Dr. Tadghout examines its pivotal role in the latest episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast.
🔗 Listen to the episode and full series:
https://www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/
#MulticulturalMiddleAges #MedievalStudies #ArabicManuscripts #ManuscriptCulture #BookHistory #ArtHistory #MedievalHistory #Podcast #medieval #manuscripts #libraries #art #Philosophy
A glimpse into Batak manuscripts from North Sumatra! Protecting threatened practices like this is why we do what we do. Join our July 6th meeting - link in bio.
#scripts #scriptkeepersnetwork #endangeredscripts #endangeredlanguages #endangeredalphabets #languages #culture #preservation #documentation #indigenous #indigenouslanguages #indigenousscripts #batak #indonesia #putasha #barkbooks #indigenousknowledge #manuscriptculture #southeastasia #culturalheritage #manuscriptstudies #batakculture
Research Associate for the Project “Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts”
Universität Hamburg – University of Excellence
Start: 1 January 2026
Deadline: 22 June 2025
👉 Further info: https://www.performing-arts.eu/de/news/newsstream/call-for-jobs-research-associate-for-cluster-of-excellence-understanding-written-artefacts/
#stellenausschreibung #universitäthamburg #postdoctoralresearch #humanities #naturalscience #computerscience #manuscriptculture
This stunning folio from a Kammavacha showcases the intricate beauty of premodern Burmese manuscripts, blending rich ornamentation with sacred text. The celestial nats and floral motifs evoke a profound connection to ritual and nature. What stories do you imagine it tells?
#BuddhistArt #ManuscriptCulture #ClevelandArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.6.b
The "Miracle Book" recording miracles attributed to the Our Lady Statue in Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Potteriekerk, Brugge.
(An interesting artefact that will certainly feature in my cultural history of the notebook -- if I ever get round to writing it.)
#Miracles #BVM #virginmary #Bruges #travelling #manuscript #manuscriptculture