A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts

Islamic manuscripts constitute a repository of enormous cultural and intellectual value and number in the millions. Yet currently there are no educational programs which focus on their specific conservation issues. Conservators of Islamic manuscripts currently face significant obstacles in ord...

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Main Authors:	Barkeshli, Mandana, Hepworth, Paul, Scheper , Karin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	The ICOM CC Working Group for Education & Training 2014
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37703/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37703/1/Mandana.pdf

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spelling	iium-377032015-04-07T08:44:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37703/ A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts Barkeshli, Mandana Hepworth, Paul Scheper , Karin LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) Islamic manuscripts constitute a repository of enormous cultural and intellectual value and number in the millions. Yet currently there are no educational programs which focus on their specific conservation issues. Conservators of Islamic manuscripts currently face significant obstacles in order to get proper training. For many would-be conservators in Africa and Asia, educational opportunities may be limited whereas programs in North America and Europe are largely directed towards the conservation of western manuscripts. These conservation approaches are often not appropriate and may even be harmful to their Islamic counterparts. To address the need for an articulated and directed approach to Islamic manuscript conservation a curriculum with this particular focus has been written for a two-year program of education. Development of the curriculum was supported by the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA). The ICOM CC Working Group for Education & Training 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37703/1/Mandana.pdf Barkeshli, Mandana and Hepworth, Paul and Scheper , Karin (2014) A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts. In: Internation Council of Museums- Conservation (ICOM-CC). (Unpublished)
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description	Islamic manuscripts constitute a repository of enormous cultural and intellectual value and number in the millions. Yet currently there are no educational programs which focus on their specific conservation issues. Conservators of Islamic manuscripts currently face significant obstacles in order to get proper training. For many would-be conservators in Africa and Asia, educational opportunities may be limited whereas programs in North America and Europe are largely directed towards the conservation of western manuscripts. These conservation approaches are often not appropriate and may even be harmful to their Islamic counterparts. To address the need for an articulated and directed approach to Islamic manuscript conservation a curriculum with this particular focus has been written for a two-year program of education. Development of the curriculum was supported by the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA).
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Barkeshli, Mandana Hepworth, Paul Scheper , Karin
author_facet	Barkeshli, Mandana Hepworth, Paul Scheper , Karin
author_sort	Barkeshli, Mandana
title	A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts
title_short	A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts
title_full	A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts
title_fullStr	A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts
title_full_unstemmed	A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts
title_sort	new approach to educating conservators of islamic manuscripts
publisher	The ICOM CC Working Group for Education & Training
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37703/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37703/1/Mandana.pdf
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A new approach to educating conservators of Islamic manuscripts

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