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SUMMARY:Moroccan Book-making and Manuscript Production: Approaches to Materials\, Traditions\, and Functions
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nQatar National Library is organizing an academic symposium that will bring together a distinguished group of experts and scholars. The symposium will explore the history of book-making (wiraqah) in Morocco and the Maghreb\, delving into traditions of authorship and copying\, the evolution of materials used in writing\, and their impact on the circulation of knowledge.\nThe symposium is being held as part of the Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture and in celebration of Arabic Manuscript Day 2025\, under the patronage of the Arab League Educational\, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO).\nThe symposium will also examine the potential of modern technologies\, such as artificial intelligence and digital humanities\, in the study and analysis of manuscripts\, while maintaining their scholarly and historical integrity. \nKey topics of the symposium \n\nAuthorship\, copying\, editing and textual verification traditions in Morocco\, and the role of scribes and bookmakers (warraqon) in the transmission of learning\nThe history of libraries and their role in manuscript preservation\nMaterials used in writing: parchment\, paper and inks\nMaghrebi and Andalusian scripts: their varieties and historical development\nThe aesthetics of Moroccan manuscripts: illumination\, decoration and binding\nParatexts: marginalia\, ownership and documentation notes\n\nThe symposium aims to provide a general framework for these topics alongside case studies that highlight the distinctive characteristics of Moroccan and western Islamic manuscripts and trace parallels and distinctions with eastern Islamic traditions. \nAdditionally\, it will discuss the role of Moroccan bookmakers in transmitting ideas and scholarship across the Islamic world\, the socio-economic impacts of that circulation\, and the ownership of books in Morocco.\nThe symposium will be held in-person at Qatar National Library\, with sessions conducted in Arabic. Simultaneous interpretation into English will be available on the first day. The sessions of the first day will also be streamed live via Zoom and registered participants will receive a link prior to the event. In addition\, the first day will be streamed in the original language via the Library’s YouTube channel. \nClick here to view the symposium flyer and program.\nDate: 14-15 April\, 2025Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Qatar Time (6:00 AM – 1:00 PM Morocco Time)Languages: Arabic\, with English interpretation providedTarget Audience: Researchers and the general public\nSeats are limited\, please click the button below to register.
LOCATION:Special Events Area
URL:http://events.qnl.qa/event/gowvd
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