Articles on Islamic Manuscripts

The Usefulness of an International Database Werner Schwartz Looking at the poor state of some manuscripts, or even of whole manuscript collections anybody will think of preservation. Naturally, this means preserving the ...

Nasry Iskander Article contents:AbstractIntroductionDiscussion and resultsConclusionBibliography Abstract The paper presents the effects on ancient manuscripts of various environmental conditions such as air-pollution, p...

Ursula Dreibholz Article contents: History General Information Parchment Condition Conservation treatment Classification Permanent storageAppendixBibliography History The west wall of the Great Mosque of Sana'a, the capi...

Murād al-Rammāḥ Article contents:Kairouan and its contributions to cultureThe ancient library of Kairouan and its treasuresThe history of the ancient library of KairouanMethods of preservation in the ancient library of K...

Tony Bish Article contents: > Introduction > Fragments > Fumigation > Frames > Conclusion Introduction In the autumn of 1986, I was asked by Lawrence Conrad if l could travel to Jerusalem to prepare a Cons...

Mohamed Bencherifa There is no doubt that the Muslims attained a high degree of versatility and mastery in the production of manuscripts, as is demonstrated in the diversity of works which they devoted to this fine and n...

Abid Reza Bedar The organisers of this conference, Al-Furqān Foundation, whom I thank at the outset for inviting me to participate in their conference, have asked me to present a report on the state of preservation of Is...

Mahmoud F. Hegazi BackgroundThe nature and scope of preservation problemsPreservation planFIELDS OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION> The relevance> Staff training> The establishment of a Unit for Arabic Manuscripts i...