The Islamic Manuscript Association
An international effort to protect Islamic manuscripts
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New Office in Cambridge
We have recently opened a new TIMA office in Cambridge and have two new staff members working there: Natalia Viola and Jenny Wright. They can be contacted by email:
natalia@islamicmanuscript.org
jenny@islamicmanuscript.org
The office address is:
The Islamic Manuscript Association33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 303177
Fax: +44 (0)1223 302218
Email: tima@islamicmanuscript.org
News
Fourth Islamic Manuscript Conference Schedule Online
6th-9th July 2008 at Queens' College,
University of Cambridge.
The Fourth Islamic Manuscript Conference schedule is now available.
Islamic Codicology Workshop
8th-12th September 2008 at University Library, Cambridge
The Islamic Manuscript Association, in conjunction with the University of Cambridge, announce a workshop on Islamic codicology, to be held in September 2008.
The workshop will be led by Professor François Déroche, Director of Studies at the Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes in Paris and author of the book Islamic Codicology an Introduction to the Study of Manuscript in Arabic Script. The five day program will provide an overview of Islamic codicology with a comparative focus on the methods of localising and dating Islamic manuscripts.
Applications will close the 31st July 2008. For more information and if you are interested in attending the workshop, please see the online application form.
Fourth Islamic Manuscript Conference
6th-9th July 2008 at Queens' College,
University of Cambridge.
The Fourth Islamic Manuscript Conference will be held at Queens' College, Cambridge, UK, from 6th-9th July 2008. It will be hosted by the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and the Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge. This year, the conference will feature several papers addressing the state of manuscript collections in West Africa. The TIMA members' AGM is planned to take place during the conference on Monday 7th July and TIMA Board and Sub-Committee meetings on the 9th July.
Third Islamic Manuscript Conference Papers
2nd October 2007
Papers from the Third Islamic Manuscript Conference are now online:
2007 Conference Papers