2012 Introduction to Islamic Codicology
6-13 February 2012, Cairo, Egypt
Provisional Course Programme
Monday, 6 February 2012
| 9.00 – 9.30 |
REGISTRATION (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
| 9.30 – 11.30 |
WELCOME LECTURE BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID A General Introduction to Islamic Codicology (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | BREAK |
| 12.30 – 14.30 |
LECTURE BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Writing Supports: Papyrus, Parchment, and Paper (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
| 9.30 – 11.30 |
LECTURES BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Writing Tools and Instruments; Inks and Pigments (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 |
BREAK |
| 12.30 – 14.30 |
LECTURES BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Quires, Ruling, and Page Layout; Bookbinding (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
| 9.30 – 11.30 |
LECTURES BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Scripts; Holographs and Autographs; Illuminated Manuscripts (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 |
BREAK |
| 12.30 – 14.30 |
LECTURE BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Colophons and Endowment Deeds (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
Thursday, 9 February 2012
| 9.30 – 11.30 |
LECTURE BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Reading and Listening Certificates and Ownership Marks (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 |
BREAK |
| 12.30 – 14.30 |
LECTURE BY DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID Dating a Manuscript (In the S. A. Kamel Center for Islamic Economics, al-Azhar University) |
Friday, 10 February 2012
| FREE DAY |
Saturday, 11 February 2012
| FREE DAY |
Sunday, 12 February 2012
| TBA | HANDS-ON SESSIONS WITH DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID (At the National Library of Egypt, Corniche Branch) |
Monday, 13 February 2012
| TBA | HANDS-ON SESSIONS WITH DR AYMAN FU’AD SAYYID (At al-Azhar Library) |
| TBA | DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES (Venue TBA) |
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