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…
Four-day short course at Yale University Library – Indo-Islamic papers: History, Techniques and Manufacture.
For the second time, Radha Pandey and I teamed up to present our theoretical and practical course on Indo-Islamic papers: History, techniques and Manufacture. We…
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…
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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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…
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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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…
Lecture for the AFHEPP: Le Papier dans le Sous-Continent Indien: Histoire, Techniques et Matériaux
In July, before going on holidays, I gave one-hour lecture for the Association Francaise pour l'Histoire et l'Etude du Papier et des Papeteries. The attendees…
Lecture at the 36th Biennal Congress of the International Association of Paper Historians in Krems (Austria)
Handmade papers used for the production of Pahari drawings from the 19th century-north western India. The conference was entitled Paper of Graphic Art and showcased…
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