Manuscripts Cataloging manual
MATERIALS FROM MELA ANNUAL MEETINGS
Evyn Kropf and Denise Soufi's intermediate level workshop on manuscript cataloging, presented by Denise Soufi at MELA 2015, is available with all supplemental materials in a video.
The slides of an earlier manuscript cataloging workshop, presented by Evyn Kropf at MELA 2013.
The workshop was based on a thorough review of existing manuscript cataloging projects. The findings of this review were compiled in tabular form as a comparison matrix. The table is a work in progress. Great care has been taken to ensure its accuracy, but we are aware that projects may change over time. If you are a project manager, and would like to add corrections, please contact Evyn Kropf or Mark Muehlhaeusler.
SPECIALIZED SITES
Resources and documentation for cataloging Middle Eastern manuscripts are listed systematically in Evyn Kropf's guide to Islamic Manuscript Studies.
Professor Witkam's Course in Islamic paleography and his Islamic manuscripts reference library.
INTRODUCTORY READINGS
Déroche, François, et al. Islamic codicology: an introduction to the study of manuscripts in Arabic script. London: Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2006.
Gacek, Adam. The Arabic manuscript tradition: a glossary of technical terms and bibliography. Leiden: Brill, 2001.
Gacek, Adam. The Arabic manuscript tradition: a glossary of technical terms and bibliography – supplement. Leiden: Brill, 2008.
Gacek, Adam. Arabic manuscripts: a vademecum for readers. Leiden: Brill, 2009.