A Book in Archery: “Kitāb fī rimāyat al-nuššāb” – Mamluk Chivalry Manuscript Preserved at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Landberg 42)

Gastbeitrag von Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim The abundance of Muslims in their home region has greatly influenced their ability to conquer other countries. Their war science has been developing daily along with the evolution of weapons and their variety; what has been brought to us in this field is evidence of this. The great Islamic civilization has […]

Syriac Illustrated manuscripts in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

Gastbeitrag von Mehmet Ali Doğan The Sachau manuscript numbered 304  has 195 leaves. The work is written in two columns in the Estrangelo script. Its beginning and end are destroyed due to a fire. The upper parts of the pages are especially damaged. The manuscript is preserved in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library), and […]

Collegium Coranicum at the Staatsbibliothek – Lecture by Stefan Weidner

As part of our Summer School „Qur’anic manuscripts, past and present: cataloging and digital tools“ in cooperation with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Corpus Coranicum) and the Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation (London), a public evening lecture will take place. Conflicting Perceptions: A Journey through Modern (Mis-)Readings of the Qurʾān When: Wednesday 20th September […]

Die Handschriften Max von Oppenheims kommen an die Stabi Berlin

Über 400 herausragende handschriftliche Zeugnisse aus dem islamischen Kulturraum wurden am 24. August 2023 per Kunstspedition von Köln nach Berlin transportiert. Es handelt sich um die Handschriften der Max-von-Oppenheim-Stiftung, die als Dauerleihgabe in die Obhut der Orientabteilung der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin übergeben wurden. Dort wird die Sammlung konservatorisch betreut und der Forschung zugänglich gemacht. Die […]

Berlin-Istanbul Literaturtage zu Gast in der Stabi: Türkisch schreiben in Berlin und Lesung mit Ayşe Kulin

Berlin-Istanbul Literaturtage zu Gast in der Stabi: Ece Temelkuran