Lecture on medieval libraries

Islamic Manuscript Association Lecture Series

"Deciphering Medieval Libraries of the Islamic World"
Thomas Gray Room
Pembroke College
Cambridge University
Cambridge, UK
Thursday 10 September 2015
18.30 pm

Registration required; Free of charge

A lecture by Professor Francois Deroche, Chair in the History of the
Qur'an, Text and Transmission at the College de France in Paris.

The Islamic Manuscript Association, in cooperation with the
Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and Shahnama Centre for Persian
Studies, Pembroke College, Cambridge, is pleased to announce the
next in its series of occasional lectures: "Deciphering Medieval
libraries of the Islamic world", presented by Professor Francois
Deroche, Chair in the History of the Qur'an, Text and Transmission
at the College de France in Paris.

Most of what we know about the libraries which flourished in the
Mediaeval Islamic world is based on literary accounts since the
collections themselves almost completely disappeared.  They have
been largely understood as their Western equivalents although the
place of the written word in the Islamic tradition should induce us
to approach their history with more care.  The lecture will look at
this topic and the evidence left which could help us to understand
better the libraries of the Mediaeval Islamic world and to decipher
their functions.

The lecture is limited to 40 persons and places will be filled on a
first-come, first-served basis.  The event is free of charge but
registration is essential for admission.

For more information, and to register, please see the Association's

    <URL:http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/lectureseries/2015.aspx>

The Islamic Manuscript Association is an international non-profit
organisation dedicated to protecting Islamic manuscript collections
and supporting those who work with them.  It was formed in response
to the urgent need to address the poor preservation and
inaccessibility of many Islamic manuscript collections around the
world.  The Association's lecture series publicises work with
Islamic manuscripts, bringing expert knowledge and insights to new
audiences beyond the Association's core membership.  If your
institution is interested in collaborating with the Association to
present a particular lecture or to suggest a speaker, please write
to us at admin<-at->islamicmanuscript<.>org.

Davidson MacLaren
Executive Director
The Islamic Manuscript Association
33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
+44 1223 303 177
Fax: +44 1223 302 218


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