Working on the 'Digitisation Project of Yemeni Manuscripts' UBLeiden , a joint project, initiated by the Institute of Advanced Study in partnership with HMML. Or. 23.260 UBLeiden

I will be presenting my research on Islamic slipcases (Berlin Wetzstein I 78) for the Frederick Bearman Research Grant Royal Asiatic Society on the 11th December. The lecture will be followed by a festive drinks reception🎄eventbrite.co.uk/e/fred-bearman… Icon Book and Paper Group

CHANTRY LIBRARY SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES NO.4: ISLAMIC SLIPCASES chantrylibrary.org/2020/03/29/cha… via @ChantryLibrary Icon Book and Paper Group

This lovely slipcase has a suitably vibrant pattern for a sunny #MarbledMonday and it contains something wonderful (Chester Beatty Per 155, Lama’at of Iraqi, Herat, dated 883/ 1478) #IslamicManuscripts

Click the link to read my blog post, 'Islamicate manuscripts in a Christian monastery (Part 1)' Icon Book and Paper Group Barakat_Trust icon.org.uk/resource/islam…

I spent three days at the University of Barcelona with other conservators and librarians learning about Eastern Mediterranean bindings. I would like to thank Georgios Boudalis for delivering this fascinating course Ligatus

I am pleased that my essay, which I wrote in collaboration with Paul Hepworth and @karinscheper, is featured in Suave Mechanicals: Essays on the History of Bookbinding, Volume 8. 'Between Bag and Box: Characteristics and Conservation Issues of the Islamic Slipcase'.

Last year, I joined a parchment-making initiative led by Jiří Vnouček, in collaboration with @notarialarchivesfnd and Agrikoltura, to revive Malta’s traditional craft.

Read my second blog post Icon Book and Paper Group on the conservation of Islamicate manuscripts at the Franciscan Provincial Archives, Valletta. This project was funded by Barakat_Trust icon.org.uk/resource/islam…