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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 7h

*call for application*

Am Käte Hamburger Kolleg CURE an der Universität des Saarlandes forscht jährlich eine internationale, interdisziplinäre Gruppe von Fellows. Für das dritte Kollegjahr (Okt. 26-Sept. 27) werden bis zu 12 Fellowships ausgeschrieben.

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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · 6h

#OnlineRessource | The @‌National Library of Israel has digitized a 14th-century #Mahzor (prayer book) from the unique #Kaffa rite, with piyyutim, many of which were previously unknown, from the Jewish communities of the Crimean Peninsula

#yomkippur #mahzor #nli

Link: www.nli.org.il/he/manuscrip...

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Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 7h

‘Second Hands’ and ‘Second Thoughts’ are the theme of our workshop on multilayered written artefacts of 19th- and 20th-century Austrian and German music this week – including live performances on a grand piano!

Registration is still open, also for online participation:

uhh.de/csmc-second-...

Register for a CSMC workshop

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 1d

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 23h

Discover more about our new hybrid lecture series for Oxford Lifelong Learning, 'Silk Roads: Empire and Everyday Voices in the Medieval Islamicate East', in this invitation from our Programme Director, Arezou Azad.

#medievalsky #skystorians #silkroads

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Regula M. Zwahlen @remaz.bsky.social · 18h

PhD Scholarship in Theology, Religious Studies or Slavic Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of KU Leuven: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

PhD Scholarship in Theology, Religious Studies or Slavic Studies

PhD History Catholic Ecumenism

www.kuleuven.be

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Stabi Berlin @stabiberlin.bsky.social · 10h

🤝Jeden Monat eine neue #Buchpatenschaft: Wir suchen Pat:innnen, um Werke aus dem #Stabi-Bestand zu retten und wieder benutzbar zu machen. Im #Oktober könnt ihr fünf Bände des #Komponisten und #Gambisten Marin Marais unterstützen. Alle Infos, Kontakt und Kosten 👉 blog.sbb.berlin/buchpatensch...

Buchpatenschaft für Oktober 2025 - SBB aktuell

Einzelstücke und Suiten für die Viola da Gamba, ein Streichinstrument, das heute für die historische Aufführungspraxis wiederentdeckt wird.

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Qalamos: Connecting Manuscript Traditions @qalamos.bsky.social · 1d

Early Quranic #manuscripts continue to reveal fascinating insights into the history of the #Quran. #Qalamos provides metadata for several fragments from this period, preserved in German libraries & academic institutions — and links to digital copies when available!🦾👇
www.qalamos.net/receive/MyMs...

Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 2d

New open-access publication: Discover how a multidisciplinary approach helped identify and contextualise three Qurʾānic parchment fragments from the University of Münster collection, revealing their shared origins in an Umayyad Qur’an:
www.nature.com/articles/s40...

From fragments to text and ink: a scientific and historical study of an Umayyad Qur’ān - npj Heritage Science

npj Heritage Science - From fragments to text and ink: a scientific and historical study of an Umayyad Qur’ān

www.nature.com

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 1d

*call for applications*

Im Zuge des Beginns des Exzellenzclusters Cross-Cultural Philology werden 12 Doktorandenstellen (65%) und 17 Postdocstellen (100%) nach TV-L E13 ausgeschrieben.

job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/e...

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Open Islamicate Texts Initiative @openiti.bsky.social · 2d

"[T]he initiative will provide free, global access to a constantly expanding body of classical and modern Persian texts. The project will also partner with institutions to help safeguard thousands of at-risk manuscripts and rare books from collections in India, Pakistan and beyond."

Roshan Institute to Establish Persian Digital Library | Maryland Today

Supported by $1.8M Private Gift, Project Will Be First of Its Kind

today.umd.edu

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 1d

#Employment The Department of History at Georgetown University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of the Persianate World from the Muslim conquest to the present. mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of the Persianate World from the Muslim conquest to the present.

mesana.org

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Qalamos: Connecting Manuscript Traditions @qalamos.bsky.social · 1d

Early Quranic #manuscripts continue to reveal fascinating insights into the history of the #Quran. #Qalamos provides metadata for several fragments from this period, preserved in German libraries & academic institutions — and links to digital copies when available!🦾👇
www.qalamos.net/receive/MyMs...

Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 2d

New open-access publication: Discover how a multidisciplinary approach helped identify and contextualise three Qurʾānic parchment fragments from the University of Münster collection, revealing their shared origins in an Umayyad Qur’an:
www.nature.com/articles/s40...

From fragments to text and ink: a scientific and historical study of an Umayyad Qur’ān - npj Heritage Science

npj Heritage Science - From fragments to text and ink: a scientific and historical study of an Umayyad Qur’ān

www.nature.com

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2 yrs ago

A guest post by @rmostern.bsky.social on the integration of #digitalhumanities in one's research

"What does it mean to assert that a project represents scholarship in the digital humanities?"
check it out 👇

#tbt #dhinpractice

digitalorientalist.com/2023/10/06/q...

Quantitative Scholarship as “Low Tech” Digital Humanities

This is a guest post by Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh@ruthmostern Like all terms for disciplines and methodologies, the digital humanities, a label that has been in use since the early yea…

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Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · 2d

New open-access publication: Discover how a multidisciplinary approach helped identify and contextualise three Qurʾānic parchment fragments from the University of Münster collection, revealing their shared origins in an Umayyad Qur’an:
www.nature.com/articles/s40...

From fragments to text and ink: a scientific and historical study of an Umayyad Qur’ān - npj Heritage Science

npj Heritage Science - From fragments to text and ink: a scientific and historical study of an Umayyad Qur’ān

www.nature.com

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Stabi Berlin @stabiberlin.bsky.social · 2d

☕ #GutenMorgen! Unser Kulturprogramm der Woche:

☀️ Mo, 6.10.: Datencafé – mit Input zur historischen Netzwerkanalyse mit Python
☀️ Mi, 7.10.: culture.explore(data): An Open Cultural Data Hackathon
☀️ Fr, 10.10.: Escape Game - Last Exit Stabi

Zum Kalender 👉 blog.sbb.berlin/termine/

#StabiBerlin

TERMINE - SBB aktuell

Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 2d

*upcoming events*

Datenkompetenz für die Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften:

Der Workshop setzt grundlegende Kenntnisse in Linked Open Data voraus und bietet eine vertiefende Behandlung spezieller Themen und Anwendungsfälle in den Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften.

hermes-hub.de/aktuelles/ev...

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Qalamos: Connecting Manuscript Traditions @qalamos.bsky.social · 6d

That is fascinating! #Qalamos, with its entries on text fragments from the #Turfan collection, is undoubtedly also an online resource for anyone interested in writing cultures along the Silk Road. The basic metadata can already be viewed, a starting point for those interested in #silkroad cultures.

The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD a post by Agnes Sung back in 2023! An introduction to online resources to travel along the Silk Road entirely from the comfort of your couch.

#tbt #silkroad #onlineresources #DHinpractice #絲綢之路 #explore

Free access here
digitalorientalist.com/2023/09/29/e...

Exhibiting the Ancient Silk Roads Virtually

The term “ancient Silk Roads” conventionally refers to the historical networks of trade routes spanning West, East, Central, and South Asia, connecting with the Mediterranean World. How…

digitalorientalist.com

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Stabi Berlin @stabiberlin.bsky.social · 6d

🐬Taucht ein in die Welt der #Kulturdaten der #StabiBerlin: Bei unserem Datencafé am 6. Oktober bekommt ihr eine Einführung in die historische Netzwerkanalyse mit #Python. Alle Infos 👉 blog.sbb.berlin/termin/daten...

Datencafé – mit kurzem Input zur historischen Netzwerkanalyse mit Python - SBB aktuell

Event Details Date: 06.10.2025 11:00 – 17:00 Venue: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Raum Oxford Categories: Wissenswerkstatt-Schulung

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The Digital Orientalist @digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 6d

#tbt to a piece by Chris Diamond, contributor for #DH in Indian literature and culture

Do you like 🎙️ podcasts?

Diamond and colleagues did one on the topic of digital repatriation. Here, he details the steps behind this work👇

#DHtools #DHinpractice #teaching
digitalorientalist.com/2023/03/17/p...

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 6d

We're delighted to be joined by fantastic colleagues, Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social, for our upcoming lecture series for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to explore this fascinating region & period!

🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures

#skystorians #medievalsky #history

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 8d

#Employment The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar (#IAS_NUQ) is seeking outstanding candidates for two postdoctoral fellowships focused on the histories, cultures, societies, and media of the Global South.
mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South is seeking outstanding candidates for two postdoctoral fellowships focused on the histories, cultures, societies, and media of the Global South.

mesana.org

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 7d

#Employment The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a position in the field Modern Iranian History, with a particular emphasis on the period spanning 1700 CE to the present.
mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Department of Near Eastern Studies invites applications for a position in the field Modern Iranian History, with a particular emphasis on the period spanning 1700 CE to the present.

mesana.org

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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · 7d

📣📚New publication: S. van Haaren, The Digital Medieval Manuscript - Material Approaches to Digital Codicology, Brill (2025)

▶️ tinyurl.com/45vj7z23

#medievalsky #digitalhumanities

The Digital Medieval Manuscript

"The Digital Medieval Manuscript" published on 04 Sep 2025 by Brill.

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 7d

#Opencall
Volkswagen fellowship “From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies” invites applications from scholars in research on Judaism and the Jewish communities of the MENA region from the early modern to modern periods.

www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...

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Stabi Berlin @stabiberlin.bsky.social · 7d

Erfolgreicher #Workshop unserer Orientabteilung in Kooperation mit der al-Furqan-Stiftung in London zur Einführung in die islamische Handschriftenkunde. 30 Teilnehmende & Referent:innen aus 18 Ländern kamen an der #StabiBerlin zusammen, um Vorträge zu hören & die Berliner Sammlung kennenzulernen.

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