Dr Sami Ibrahim Haddad – the surgeon and his manuscripts

This guest post is written by Lara Salha, archivist at Wellcome Collection, and gives us an introduction to her work … Continue reading Dr Sami Ibrahim Haddad – the surgeon and his manuscripts

Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, Iranian Studies, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis

Interview with Arezou Azad on the Invisible East Programme and its Digitisation of Documents from the Medieval Islamicate East, part 2

This is the second part of an interview with Arezou Azad, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Faculty of Asian … Continue reading Interview with Arezou Azad on the Invisible East Programme and its Digitisation of Documents from the Medieval Islamicate East, part 2

<strong>Interview with Arezou Azad on the </strong><a href="https://invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk/home#/"><strong>Invisible East</strong></a><strong> Programme and its Digitisation of Documents from the Medieval Islamicate East, part 1</strong>

Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, HTR, Iranian Studies, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis

Interview with Arezou Azad on the Invisible East Programme and its Digitisation of Documents from the Medieval Islamicate East, part 1

This is the first part of an interview with Arezou Azad, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Faculty of Asian … Continue reading Interview with Arezou Azad on the Invisible East Programme and its Digitisation of Documents from the Medieval Islamicate East, part 1

Archiving, Digitization, Syriac Studies

Flew under the Digital and non-Digital Scholarly Radars: Syriac Manuscripts and Fragments at Yale University (Part 1)

As you might expect, not all rare materials (manuscripts and their fragments) are yet digitized. Sometimes still more surprising (and … Continue reading Flew under the Digital and non-Digital Scholarly Radars: Syriac Manuscripts and Fragments at Yale University (Part 1)

Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Online Resources

Digital Humanities and Manuscript Archives in Iran

Professor Dr. Rasul Jafarian has significantly contributed to digital humanities during his services as the director of some of the … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Manuscript Archives in Iran

Archiving, DH in Practice, Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Visualizing an Online Database for Notable Japanese Collections in North America

This is a guest post by Ann Marie Davis (The Ohio State University), Katherine Matsuura (Harvard University), and Yukari Sugiyama … Continue reading Visualizing an Online Database for Notable Japanese Collections in North America

Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Ottoman Studies, Teaching, Theory

Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities

Good examples of and projects about the opportunities created by digital humanities in Ottoman Studies are increasing day by day. … Continue reading Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities

Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Visualization, Workflow

Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”

The new portal ‘Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions’ provides metadata of oriental manuscripts from more than 25 collections in Germany. I … Continue reading Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”

Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Archiving, Digitization, Syriac Studies

Exploring Wellcome Collection’s Karshuni Manuscripts

Written by Rosie Maxton. Wellcome Collection comprises close to 1000 Arabic manuscripts, showcasing a vast array of genres, historical periods … Continue reading Exploring Wellcome Collection’s Karshuni Manuscripts

Archiving, DH in Practice, Digitization, Events & Conferences, Online Resources, Syriac Studies, Textual Analysis

New Working Group for Linked Manuscript Descriptions, part 2

This is the second post in an interview of Prof. Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and Prof. David A. Michelson, who were … Continue reading New Working Group for Linked Manuscript Descriptions, part 2