Music in Words: the manuscript tradition of the Middle East
A lecture by Prof. Owen Wright, Thursday 23 May

The Islamic Manuscript Association, in collaboration with the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, is pleased to announce a lecture by Professor Owen Wright entitled 'Music in Words: the Manuscript Tradition of the Middle East'. Owen Wright is Research Professor of Musicology of the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and has published widely on this subject. This free public lecture will offer an introduction to the study of Middle Eastern musical manuscripts, focusing on Arabic, Turkish and Persian examples and including selected sound recordings.

The lecture will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 23 May at the Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD. Refreshments will be offered after the lecture. For more information please contact: admin@islamicmanuscript.org or 01223 303 177. To view or download the event poster please click here.

An Islamic Codicology Short Course at the Matenadaran, Yerevan, Armenia

The Islamic Manuscript Association announces a codicology Short Course at the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (the Matenadaran) in Yerevan, Armenia. This five-day course will be held June 18-22, under the instruction of Professor Jan Just Witkam, and will offer an introduction for scholars, students and librarians to the basics of working with Islamic manuscripts. For more information, please click here.

Arabic Manuscript Day: a Cultural Festival

27 May, 2013 - Bayt Al-Sinnari, Sayyida Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt

Institute of Arabic Manuscripts (ALECSO) & Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in association with the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation, American University of Cairo, Islamic Manuscripts Central Library, New Central Library (Cairo University), “Islamic Bookmaking” Search Group, Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, ESA and Imam Bokhary Publisher present: Arabic Manuscript Day: a Cultural Festival.

Lectures, workshops, presentations, exhibitions, demonstrations, films & children’s activities (films, exhibitions, experiments, workshops, stories, quizzes & activities).

Committee: Dr. Faisal al-Hafian (IAM) & Dr.Khaled Azab (BA).

Coordination: Mahmoud Zaki (IAM) & Ayman Mansour (BA).

Program & details (in Arabic): www.facebook.com/IARMSS

The Islamic Manuscript Association and Stanford University Libraries announce:

A Codicology Short Course
August 26-­30, 2013
To be held at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Lecturer: Adam Gacek

This course is intended to introduce scholars, students and librarians to the basics of working with Islamic manuscripts.

For more information, please click here.