Call for Papers - The Ninth Islamic Manuscript Conference
Published: 22 Oct 2012CALL FOR PAPERS (عربي)
The Ninth Islamic Manuscript Conference: Manuscripts of the Mamluk Sultanate and its Contemporaries
2-4 September 2013
Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
The Islamic
Manuscript Association is pleased to announce that the Ninth Islamic Manuscript
Conference will be held at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge from 2 to
4 September 2013. The Conference will be hosted in cooperation with the Thesaurus
Islamicus Foundation and the Centre of Islamic
Studies, University of Cambridge.
The Association invites the submission of abstracts on topics related to the
study of Islamic manuscripts, particularly codicology, and the care and
management of Islamic manuscript collections. Preference will be shown to submissions
pertaining to the Conference’s theme: Manuscripts of the Mamluk Sultanate and
Its Contemporaries.
The Conference seeks to explore the full range of manuscript production that
occurred from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries CE: from books produced
under royal patronage, such as the Mamluk and Ilkhanid Qur’an manuscripts that
are almost unmatched for splendour, opulence, and size in the history of the
Islamic arts of the book, to simpler, less lavish manuscripts that are no less
essential to increasing our understanding of Islamic codicology and
palaeography.
The Conference will be organised around the Association's four key working
areas: cataloguing, conservation, digitisation, and research and publishing;
and papers falling into these broad categories will be included in the relevant
panel. The Association will also consider submissions on topics that do not
fall directly under the purviews of these areas but are yet concerned with
scholarship on Islamic manuscripts or the care and management of Islamic
manuscript collections.
This invitation is open to members and non-members of the Association. The
languages of the Conference will be Arabic and English, and submissions will be
accepted in both languages. The deadline for submissions is 0900 GMT on
Monday, 22 October 2012. Late submissions will not be considered. The duration
of each conference paper is 30 minutes inclusive of 10 minutes of questions and
answers. Please note that preference will be given to speakers who have not
presented papers at the Association's previous conferences. All authors’
research and analysis should be sufficiently advanced that they can include
concrete findings in their abstracts.
The Association will pay for round-trip economy class travel to Cambridge,
accommodation in Magdalene College, and College-based meals for authors whose
papers are accepted. Please send an abstract of 250 words, a 250 word
biographical statement, and the cover sheet (English and Arabic) to the Association’s
executive committee at the following email, fax, or postal address:
The Islamic Manuscript Association Ltd
c/o 33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 1223 302 218
Email: admin@islamicmanuscript.org
The Association’s selection committee will inform applicants of its decision
by mid - November.