From the working bench to the display case
The conservation of the interior model of the Museum of Islamic Art by I.M. Pei. From 2012 to 2016 I worked as a paper and…
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A 4-day training course on Islamic Paper given to the Quranic Manuscripts Initiative.
Last week, I had the opportunity to teach a four-day online course on Islamic paper (history, techniques and material analysis) as part of the teaching…
Ragamala Pictures for All senses
Last week I visited the exhibition Ragamala at the Rietberg Museum in Zurich. The exhibit features 50 stunning pieces, primarily from Rajasthan, offering visitors a…
Collection story: Pahari paintings-about bright colours, charcoal, and brushes of squirrel’s hair.
I am honoured to have contributed to Wereldverhalen, an online series of stories from the collections of the Wereldmuseums . The story is available here…
New publication: Victor Jacquemont or The Art of Writing in Nineteenth-Century India
in Hand Papermaking Vol. 39 number 1 Summer 2024 The issue can be purchased here Victor Jacquemont (1801–1832), a French botanist and explorer, was commissioned…
New publication: Sialkoti paper used by Pahari artists: raw materials and fibre analysis
with Agnieszka Helman‑Ważny (Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures(CSMC), Universität Hamburg) The article is in open access here Abstract: This study aims to characterise…
Three-day course on Islamic Paper: history, technology, and practice.
From April 15-17th April, Radha Penday and I gave a three-day intensive course on Islamic paper, theory and practice, at the Institut National du Patrimoine,…
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Course on paper history and technology in the Western Islamic lands
Last week, I gave a two-day course on paper technology in Arab lands to the conservation team of the Franciscan Archives in Malta.The course has…
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Butter sculptures in the Gyuto Tantric Monastery in McLeodganj (Himachal Pradesh)- My trip to North West India October 2022
On my recent trip to India, I visited Dharamsala and McLeodganj, where the Dalai Lama established his community in 1959 when he went into exile…
Book release: History of Paper in Iran, 1501–1925.
Willem Floor & Amelie Couvrat Desvergnes, Mage Publishers, 2022. The black and white hardcopy is available here The kindle full colour version is available on…
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