Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
The Pote collection contains many textually useful manuscripts especially in the field of the history of India; however, although most … Continue reading The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Highlights of King’s part (I)
I (re)catalogued about over 550 ‘oriental’ manuscripts of the Pote Collection of Islamic manuscripts in the course of two consecutive … Continue reading Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Online Catalogue
Several months ago a rather interesting blog post was brought to my attention. This was a post by Christopher Rose … Continue reading Automatic Arabic Translation Using Google: A Test
Part II : Neighbouring Countries and Contemporary artists Abstract Fingernail art is a little known and studied Persian artistic medium, … Continue reading Fingernail Art (II): Three-dimensional Calligraphy and Drawing in the 19th-Century
Part I : Iran Abstract Fingernail art is a little known and studied Persian artistic medium, which was used in … Continue reading Fingernail Art (I): Three-dimensional Calligraphy and Drawing in the 19th-Century
Several months ago, some of my colleagues in Japan launched an online portal through which it is possible to explore … Continue reading Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo
This post has been contributed by Emre Amasyali. Information about the author is included at the end of the post. … Continue reading Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 2: Linking and Visualizing Population Data in ArcGIS
This post has been contributed by Emre Amasyali. Information about the author is included at the end of the post. … Continue reading Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 1: Digitizing Historical Maps and Creating District Polygons in ArcGIS
Several weeks ago, I had a discussion with a rather unhappy senior colleague about the current state of digital Islamic … Continue reading The Divergence between Digital Humanities and Traditional Academic Fields: Some Initial Points
The state of semi-lockdown in Japan, and with the universities and their libraries all closed, has allowed me some time … Continue reading Some Thoughts on Databases
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