The present introductory handbook on comparative oriental manuscript studies is the main
achievement of the Research Networking Programme 'Comparative Oriental Manuscript …

Whereas tropical Africa is the probable area of origin of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), which is
also found around Lake ৫ānā in Ethiopia (Soldati 2014), we have no evidence for its use as …

Syriac papyri are relatively rare and have come down to us only in a fragmentary condition
(on papyri and all other materials, see Briquel-Chatonnet forthcoming). They are kept in …

In our recent publications we have discussed and argued our point on the problem of the
sacred places in the Hebrew religion. In the following lines we are going to reflect on two …

Due to the multiculturalism of the many empires and kingdoms that have ruled the Islamic
world, numerous poets have been able to write in several languages, from an early period …

The question of how best to record a manuscript is particularly important when the
examination and imaging process is not performed in the modern, fully supportive western …