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…
New publication: Jean-Philippe Vogel, Collector of Pahari Artworks.
In Aziatisch Kunst, Jaargang 54, nr.1, maart 2024. My latest article, published in Aziatisch Kunst 54, nr. 1, 2024, explores the collecting practices of Jean-Philippe…
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New publication – Nineteenth-century Kashmiri Paper: Victor Jacquemont’s Account of an Unparalleled Craftsmanship
My latest article, published in Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin 9 (Hamburg University} explores the technology involved behind the specific characteristics of 19th-century paper produced…
New publication: Guṭakās from North-Western India: An Introduction to Their Structures and Materials
I am honoured to be part of the Volume Tied and Bound: A Comparative View on Manuscript Binding published by De Gruyter with my contribution:…
New publication: Book culture in north-western India: An insight into the production and materiality of Indic handwritten artefacts in the nineteenth century
In: Care and conservation of manuscripts 18, Proceedings of the eighteenth international seminar held at the University of Copenhagen 14th–16th April 2021, Edited by M.J.…
New publication: Sialkoti Paper used for the Production of PahariDrawings and Paintings in Northwest India
This article reports the results of the conservation and research project on the Pahari drawings of the Museum Volkenkunde. The paper is part of the…
New article: Entre le Griffon et l’Ongle: l’Utilisation d’une Papier Finlandais pour la Réalisation d’une Album Iranien de Calligraphies à l’Ongle de l’Epoque Qadjare
The article has just been published in the new issue of PapierS n.17 Janvier 2023, a periodical from the AFHEPP association (Association francaise pour l'Histoire…
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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Do you know fingernail calligraphy?
or Khatt-i nakhuni ...? Publication of the online article: Nail and Griffin on Paper: Exploring a fingernail calligraphy album from twentieth-century Iran in collaboration with…
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