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13Lambertus Willem Cornelis Van Lit (O.P.), Among Digitized Manuscripts. Philology, Codicology, Palaeography in a Digital World, Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section I: The Near and Middle East, vol. 137, Leiden/boston: Brill 2019, 333 pages, including a bibliography, an index of persons and an index of subjects. Available online (Open Access) at: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004400351, ISBN: 978-90-04-41521-8 (Hardcover), 978-90-04-40035-1 (E-Book)Among Digitized Manuscripts. Philology, Codicology, Palaeography in a Digital World (review)Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East 98 (2): 636-641. 2021.
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36The Word of God in One’s Hand: Touching and Holding Pendant Koran ManuscriptsDas Mittelalter 25 (2): 338-357. 2020.Koran manuscripts that fit comfortably within the palm of one’s hand are known as early as the 10th century CE.For the sake of convenience, all dates will be given in the common era (CE) without further mention, and not in the Islamic or Hijra calendar. Their minute and sometimes barely legible script is clearly not intended for comfortable reading. Instead, recent scholarship suggests that the manuscripts were designed to be worn on the body like pendants or fastened to military flag poles. Thi…Read more
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