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…
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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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…
Online lecture on my ongoing conservation and research project (Tuesday 13th December 2022)
Next Tuesday, I will give an online lecture on my project to research and conserve the Pahari drawing and painting collection of the Museum Volkenkunde.…
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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New short-courses: paper in the Islamic World and pigments and dyes in Islamicate manuscripts
I have recently developed these specific courses to cover the materiality of Islamicate manuscripts and paintings on paper. These courses are 3 hours in length…
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