“The Specialized Information Service (FID) as a partner for Islamic Studies” is the title of our presentation for the Seminar for Oriental Studies at the University of Kiel on 22 May 2019.… Read more
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Exchange between Saale and Nile
Prof Dr Hisham al-Azmi, head of the Egyptian National Library (Dar al-Kutub), accompanied by Prof Dr Atef Mansour and Dr Muhammad from the Egyptian Fayoum University, visited our Specialized Information Service (FID) in Halle … Read more
Persian Miniatures
Using 16 examples, the book explains the tradition of miniatures in Persian manuscripts from the 13th to the early 17th century. The drawings decorated poetic works such as the epic poem “Šāhnāmah” or religious writings.… Read more
Summer School: Armenia – Language, Culture and Society
The summer school “Armenia: Language, Culture and Society” in Yerevan focuses on the most current social issues.
In addition to a language course and an examination of the grammatical system of the Armenian language, modules on Armenian literature, music, economics, … Read more
Katalogisierung der Orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland
Databases of the KOHD project accessible online
The Union Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts in German (KOHD) is a research project of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences.
Since 1957 it has made it its mission to make the extensive collections of … Read more
