It is now becoming evident that the skills involved in the cataloguing and editing of manuscripts are gradually disappearing. Traditionally, these skills were passed down from master to pupil in the course of an apprenticeship, which is becoming increasingly rare.
Out of a desire to give young cataloguers and editors the broad cultural and scholarly background, which they often lack, the Manuscript Centre envisaged special training courses in the sphere of cataloguing, editing and codicology, aimed at young scholars, university graduates and librarians who have not been specifically trained in the handling of manuscripts.
Below is the list of the Manuscript Centre’s training courses:
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Arabic Codicology: The Islamic Manuscript Heritage in the El Escorial Collection
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Editing the traditional text
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Editing Manuscripts in the Field of Hadith and its Sciences and Biographies
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The Principles of Editing the Heritage Text
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Rules and Methods of Editing Manuscripts in the Field of Sharia’h Sciences and Theology
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Editing Islamic Manuscripts
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Methods and Rules of Critical Edition - Introductory Course on Editing Manuscripts
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Training Course on Cataloguing
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Cataloguing the Palestinian Manuscripts, Documents, Legal Records and Ottoman Administrative Papers (Defters)
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Editing Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts