COMSt Newsletter

The Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Newsletter (ISSN 2078-3841, 2011-2014) was the main organ of the ESF Research Networking Programme Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies.

It was a biannual research bulletin, published on-line and on paper as print-on-demand. It can be consulted online or bought as a print copy. 8 issues appeared between 2011 and 2014: 

1 (January 2011) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.613)

2 (July 2011) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.615) 

3 (January 2012) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.617)  

4 (July 2012) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.619) 

5 (January 2013) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.621) 

6 (July 2013) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.623) 

7 (January 2014) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.625) 

8 (July 2014) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.627) 

In 2015, it was succeeded by the Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin.

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Index of the articles published in the Newsletter, by author, with DOI

^{(conference reports are not included)}

Badalanova Geller, F. Project: Slavonic Apocryphal Heritage Online Database, 6 (July 2013), 6-7. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.565)

Barbati, C. Project: The Christian Mediaeval Iranian Codicology: an Unexplored Territory, 5 (January 2013), 7-9. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.543)

--- Project: Christian Sogdian Book Culture during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, 7 (January 2014), 4.(DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.587)

Bausi, A. COMSt. Looking Ahead, 1 (January 2011), 2-3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.429)

--- The 'True Story' of the Abba Gärima Gospels, 1 (January 2011), 17-20. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.465)

--- The Coptic Version of the Acta Phileae, 8 (July 2014), 11-13. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.601)

Binngeli, A., F. Ruani, E. Villey, Project: e-ktobe: a Database for Syriac Manuscripts, 5 (January 2013), 2-3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.535)

Briquel Chatonnet, F. Project: SYRAB: Writing and Script in the Formation of Identities in Syriac and Arabic World (3rd-7th Centuries), 5 (January 2013), 5-7. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.541)

Buzi, P. Beyond the papyrus. The writing materials of Christian Egypt before the tenth century: ostraca, wooden tablets and parchment, 2 (July 2011), 10-15. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.485)

Clarysse, W. Project: Trismegistos, 1 (January 2011), 8. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.453)

Colini, C. and A. de Cupis, Project: Decoration techniques observed in the oriental manuscripts of the Biblioteca dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana, 6 (July 2013), 14-16. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.573)

Couvrat Desvergnes, A. Of Books & Men: Past Cultural Practices and Methods of Islamic Manuscripts Preservation in Iran and India. Part 1: Identification of Historical Interleaving Materials, 7 (January 2014), 15-22 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.589); Part 2: Pest control and Indo-Iranian manuscripts, 8 (July 2014), 14-17. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.603) 

Cuppi, L. Project: Double translations in the Greek Proverbs, 3 (January 2012), 5-7. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.503)

Daub, F.-W. Project: Forms and Functions of the Layout in Arabic Manuscripts, 3 (January 2012), 2-3 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.497)

Dege, S. Project: New Critical Edition, Translation and Commentaries of the Aksimaros, 2 (July 2011), 4-5. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.479)

Dekker, R. Project: The Topos of Epiphanius in Western Thebes (Egypt): A New Chronology Based on Coptic Documents, 5 (January 2013), 10-11. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.545)

Del Barco, J. The Production and Transmission of Hebrew Miscellanies on Greek Geometry: A Case Study of MS Madrid, BNE 5474, 5 (January 2013), 25-29. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.549)

Fani, S. Project: A Conservative Census of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Central National Library of Florence, 2 (July 2011), 5-6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.481)

Franssen, E. Project: Zotenberg's Egyptian Recension of 1001 Nights, 1 (January 2011), 9-10. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.457)

Friedrich, M. Project: Manuscript Cultures in Asia and Africa, 1 (January 2011), 6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.445)

Gallop, A.T. Malay Manuscripts Digitisation Project at the British Library, 7 (January 2014), 3-4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.585)

Gau, M. Project: Sinaitic Glagolitic Sacramentary (Euchologium) Fragments, 1 (January 2011), 6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.447)

Giannouli, A. Byzantine punctuation and orthography. Between normalisation and respect of the manuscripts. Introductory remarks, 8 (July 2014), 18-22. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.605)

Gippert, J. TITUS: Manuscript-Related Data in the TITUS Project, 1 (January 2011), 6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.451)

Gumbert, P.J. A Note of Comment on 'The Production of Arabic Multi-block Bibles', 4 (July 2012), 17. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.527)

--- In place of an editorial: Some 'Western' Notes on 'Eastern' Codicology, 5 (January 2013), 2 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.533)

--- Our common codicology (and some notes on the West), 8 (July 2014), 23-27. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.607)

Hanstein, T. and M. Beez. Project: Orient-Digital. Database of Oriental Manuscripts at Berlin State Library, 6 (July 2013), 7-8. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.567)

Heal, K. Project: Syriac Corpus Project, 1 (January 2011), 7. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.449) 

Hörandner, W. Byzantine Prose Rhythm, 6 (July 2013), 19-21. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.575)

Ipert, S. Project: MANUMED. Des Manuscrits et des Hommes, 1 (January 2011), 6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.443) 

Kessel, G. Project: Syriac Monastic Anthologies, 1 (January 2011), 10. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.459)

Klemm, V. Project: Islamic Manuscript Database, 1 (January 2011), 4-5. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.437)

Kouymjian, D. Notes on Armenian Codicology, Part 1: Statistics Based on Surveys of Armenian Manuscripts, 4 (July 2012), 18-23 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.529); Part 2: Armenian Palaeography: Dating the Major Scripts, 6 (July 2013), 22-28 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.577).

Kropf, E. Collaboration in Cataloguing: Islamic Manuscripts at Michigan, 4 (July 2012), 5-6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.519)

Lammer, A. Project: Digital Avveroes Research Environment, 3 (January 2012), 2. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.495)

Laroque, C. Project: Khartasia: Online Database on Asian Papers, 6 (July 2013), 4-5. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.563)

La Spisa, P. Contamination, Conflation and "Fluid" Tradition in the Martyrion of Arethas and his Companions in Naǧrān, 7 (January 2014), 23-27. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.591)

Liebrenz, B. Project: Books tell their story: cataloguing secondary notes in Islamic manuscripts in Gotha, 8 (July 2014), 3-4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.597)

Lundhaug, H. Project: New Contexts for Old Texts: Unorthodox Texts and Monastic Manuscript Culture in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Egypt (NEWCONT), 3 (January 2012), 2. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.499)

Macé, C. Latin and Armenian Translations and the Prehistory of the Homilies of St. Gregory of Nazianzus, 1 (January 2011), 21-23. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.467)

Manciagli, M. Project: Diagnostic Analysis and Restoration of Ms. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana, Conti Rossini, Et. 70, 2 (July 2011), 6-7. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.483)

Maniaci, M. Project: MaGi: Manoscritti greci d'Italia, 1 (January 2011), 5-6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.441)

--- The Liturgical Scroll between Orient and Occident: Ideas for a Comparative Study, 2 (July 2011), 16-20. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.487)

Martínez de Castilla Muñoz, N. Project: Corana. Production and Transmission of the Qur'ān in the Western Islamic World, 6 (July 2013), 3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.559)

Marx, M. Project: Corpus Coranicum, 6 (July 2013), 3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.561)

McCollum, Adam C. Oriental Manuscripts at Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, 4 (July 2012),  3-4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.517)

Melis, N. and M.Nobili, Project: Futūḥ al-buldān, 1 (January 2011), 4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.435)

Nabavi, M. Project: Standards used in online Islamic manuscript databases, 4 (July 2012), 6-7. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.521)

Nobili, M. Manuscript culture of West Africa. Part 1: The disqualification of a heritage, 2 (July 2011), 21-24 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.489); Part 2: A survey of the scholarly production dedicated to local manuscript collections, 3 (January 2012), 11-17 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.505).

--- Project: Catalogue of the Gironcourt Collection, 1 (January 2011), 10-11. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.463)

Nosnitsin, D., The Manuscript Collection of Däbrä Maʿṣo Qəddus Yoḥannǝs (Təgray, Ethiopia): a First Assessment, 1 (January 2011), 24-27. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.469)

--- The Four Gospel Book of Däbrä Maʿṣo and its Marginal Notes. Part 1: Note on the Commemoration of Patriarch ʾAstona, 4 (July 2012), 24-31 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.531); Part 2. An Exercise in Ethiopian Palaeography, 6 (July 2013), 29-33 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.579).

---, E. Kindzorra, O. Hahn, I. Rabin. A "Study Manuscript" from Qäqäma (Tǝgray, Ethiopia): Attempts at Ink and Parchment Analysis, 7 (January 2014), 28-31. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.593)

--- Project: Ethio-SPaRe: Cultural Heritage of Christian Ethiopia: Salvation, Preservation and Research, 5 (January 2013), 3-4.  (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.537)

Nyström, E. Project: Greek Manuscripts in Sweden, 5 (January 2013), 5. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.539) 

Orlandi, T. Project: Corpus dei Manoscritti Copti Letterari, 1 (January 2011), 3-4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.431)

Ortega-Monasterio, T. Project: Manuscript@CSIC: A new portal for Oriental manuscripts, 2 (July 2011), 2-3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.473)

Petrella, G. and H. de Vries, Conservation of Islamic manuscripts in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. An Experience in a Sympathetic Approach, 6 (July 2013), 11-13. (DOI:  10.25592/uhhfdm.571)

Peursen, W. van. Project: Turgama: Computer-Assisted Analysis of the Peshitta and the Targum: Text, Language and Interpretation, 1 (January 2011), 3-4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.455) 

--- Project: Bardaisan's Book of the Laws of the Countries: A Computer-Assisted Linguistic Analysis, 2 (July 2011), 3-4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.477)

Pilette, P. Project: New critical edition of the primitive recension of the Arabic text of the “History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria” (Lives 17 to 26), translation and commentaries, 1 (January 2011), 11. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.461)

Proverbio, D.V. Isa the Prophet: some Turkish anecdotes not found in the Arabic tradition. Part 1: The long-living worshipper, 2 (July 2011), 25-31 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.491); Part 2.1: Talking objects and animals, Part 2.2: Miscellaneous topics, 3 (January 2012), 18-25 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.507); Part 3: A Context-based approach: Central Asian collections, 5 (January 2013), 30-36 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.551).

Rabin, I., with R. Schütz, A. Kohl, T. Wolff, R. Tagle, S. Pentzien, O. Hahn, S. Emmel. Identification and classification of historical writing inks in spectroscopy, 3 (January 2012), 26-30. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.509)

---, with O. Hahn. Project: Development of the methodology for the characterization of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1 (January 2011), 4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.433)

Raggetti, L. 'The Book of Useful Properties from the Parts of Animals' by s ibn Al. An experimental approach to editing a complex medical tradition, 4 (July 2012), 7-9. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.523)

--- Tracing the sources. A rare case of explicit scholarly practice in an Arabic manuscript tradition, 8 (July 2014), 28-32. (10.25592/uhhfdm.609)

Red. Project: The App “Oriental Books. Oriental treasures of the Bavarian State Library”, 2 (July 2011), 3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.475)

Romanov, M. Project: Digital analysis of Arabic bibliographic collections, 4 (July 2012), 9-11. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.525)

Sels, L. Early Slavic hagiography translation in the Vidin Miscellany, 5 (January 2013), 37-40. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.553)

Smelova, N. Project: Syro-Melkite liturgical books and the lost stage in the formation of the Oktoechos, 3 (January 2012), 4-5. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.501)

Tchernetska, N. Project: Constantin Tischendorf and his Greek manuscripts, 5 (January 2013), 12-14. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.547)

Ubierna, P. Programme of Studies in Oriental Manuscripts, 4 (July 2012), 4. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.515)

Ulbricht, M. Project: The Byzantine translation of the Qurʾān from the eighth/ninth century CE and its role in the polemic of Nicetas of Byzantium, 8 (July 2014) 5-6. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.599)

Velios, A. Project: LIGATUS, 1 (January 2011), 5. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.439)

Voicu, S. John Chrysostom in the Oriental literatures, 5 (January 2013), 41-46. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.555)

Vollandt, R. The production of Arabic multi-block Bibles: A case study of a Coptic-Muslim workshop in early Ottoman Cairo, 3 (January 2012), 31-35. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.511) (see also P. Gumbert,A Note of Comment on 'The Production of Arabic Multi-block Bibles', 4 (July 2012), 17. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.527)

--- Project: Biblia Arabica. The Bible in Arabic among Jews, Christians and Muslims, 7 (January 2014), 2-3. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.583)

Vries, H. de and G. Petrella. Project: Conservation of Islamic manuscripts in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. An experience in a sympathetic approach, 6 (July 2013), 11-13. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.571)

Witkam, J.J. The Philologist's Stone. The Continuing Search for the Stemma, 6 (July 2013), 34-39. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.581)

--- Modern palimpsests. The case of the counterfeit Kufic fragments, 8 (July 2014), 33-35. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.611)

Zingerman, Y. Project: Ancient medicine in Talmdic manuscripts, 6 (July 2013), 9-10. (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.569)

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Reviews: 

Watson, A. Review of: The Technological Study of Books and Manuscripts as Artefacts. Research Questions and Analytical Solutions. Edited by Sarah Neate, David Howell, Richard Ovenden, A. M. Pollard, British Archaeological Reports [BAR] International Series, 2209 (Oxford: Archaopress, 2011), 5 (January 2013), 47-48 (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.557)

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Editorials:

1 (January 2011), p. 1 (by the editorial board) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.427)

2 (July 2011), p. 1 (by the editorial board) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.471)

3 (January 2012), p. 1 (by AB and CM) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.493)

4 (July 2012), p. 2 (by AB) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.513)

5 (January 2013), p. 2 (by Peter Gumbert) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.533) 

8 (July 2014), p. 2 (by AB) (DOI: 10.25592/uhhfdm.595)

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For the journal issues from 2015 onward check COMSt Bulletin.