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Category: Using Real Paper

Flew under the Digital and non-Digital Scholarly Radars: A Mysterious Box of Syriac Fragments at Yale University (Part 2)
Archiving, Digitization, Syriac Studies, Textual Analysis, Using Real Paper, Workflow

Flew under the Digital and non-Digital Scholarly Radars: A Mysterious Box of Syriac Fragments at Yale University (Part 2)

This is part 2 of my posts on the Syriac materials that I have found in Yale: The Beinecke Rare … Continue reading Flew under the Digital and non-Digital Scholarly Radars: A Mysterious Box of Syriac Fragments at Yale University (Part 2)

My daily workflow
Using Real Paper, Workflow

My daily workflow

How are you supposed to work as a scholar in the humanities? What is it, exactly, that we do on … Continue reading My daily workflow

The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 2
Syriac Studies, Using Real Paper

The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 2

This is the third part of a series of posts by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on … Continue reading The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 2

Among Digitized Manuscripts: A Book
Coding, DH in General, Digitization, Using Real Paper

Among Digitized Manuscripts: A Book

For years, I have explored digitized manuscripts on this website. It left me prepared, three years ago, to embark on … Continue reading Among Digitized Manuscripts: A Book

Why I still choose to publish in print
DH in General, Using Real Paper

Why I still choose to publish in print

I am an advocate for digital solutions. This is kind of an obvious statement for those who have been following … Continue reading Why I still choose to publish in print

On books and electricity
Using Real Paper

On books and electricity

This guest-post comes from Louise Gallorini (American University of Beirut) and reflects on the value of holding an actual, physical, … Continue reading On books and electricity

Mediation of Islamic Knowledge: Face to Face Conversations in Manuscripts
Islamic Studies, Using Real Paper

Mediation of Islamic Knowledge: Face to Face Conversations in Manuscripts

A small article on why manuscripts kept being popular in the Islamic world until very late. It appeared last year … Continue reading Mediation of Islamic Knowledge: Face to Face Conversations in Manuscripts

Explaining the cover of my new book
DH in General, Islamic Studies, Using Real Paper

Explaining the cover of my new book

In before centuries, it was common for a book to have a lavishly illustrated cover which, through signs and symbols, … Continue reading Explaining the cover of my new book

Creating a digital catalogue for a small collection
DH in General, Digitization, Using Real Paper

Creating a digital catalogue for a small collection

I am creating a digital catalogue for Rudolf Geyer’s heritage. On this, I have a long read (and long look) for … Continue reading Creating a digital catalogue for a small collection

Brill Publishers to offer print on demand
DH in General, Using Real Paper

Brill Publishers to offer print on demand

Brill has announced it will offer print-on-demand paperbacks for those books that you can access digitally through your institution. In … Continue reading Brill Publishers to offer print on demand

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