The Fourth Islamic Manuscript Conference
6-9 July 2008, Queens' College, University of Cambridge
TIMA is delighted to announce that the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and the Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge will host the Fourth Islamic Manuscript Conference from 6-9 July in Queens' College, University of Cambridge.
The conference will feature research from different fields of study related to Islamic manuscripts. Manuscript projects from around the world will be presented and new techniques and technologies for conservation and digitisation will be discussed.
Each of TIMA's interest groups are preparing conference panels on cataloguing, conservation, digitisation and publishing. The sub-committees leading these groups will discuss their work to date, promoting best practice and standards in their fields. A conservation workshop will take place during the programme, and trips to the University Library's manuscript department have been arranged for the 9th.
This year, the conference will include a special panel discussing specific manuscript collections from around the world, and special attention will be paid to the state of Islamic manuscript collections in West Africa throughout the conference. The TIMA members' AGM is planned to take place during the conference on Monday 7th July. TIMA Board and Sub-Committee will take place on 9th July.
Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation
The Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation is a not-for-profit educational trust which advances, supports and promotes the protection, preservation, study, and dissemination of the Islamic intellectual, cultural, and artistic heritage. It prepares the highest quality critical editions of works of traditional Islamic literature and strives for the revivification of all Islamic arts, particularly those of the book.
The Foundation has offices in Cairo, Cambridge (UK) and Stuttgart.
Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies,
University of Cambridge
The Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (CMEIS) was founded in 1960 by Professor Arthur Arberry to foster an interest in the Middle East, particularly the modern Middle East, amongst Cambridge scholars, students and the general public, and to support research.
Today the Centre plays an active role in promoting Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies amongst academics and the public though lectures, seminars, and conferences. CMEIS helps to establish and develop links between individuals and institutions with an interest in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and to encourage communication between academics, the media, and the public. The Centre is supported by experts from the University of Cambridge and affiliated institutions.
TIMA contact information
The Islamic Manuscript Association33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01223 303177
Fax: 01223 302218
email: admin@islamicmanuscript.org