Conference at Chicago University,
as part of the the development towards a future publication of
A Manual of Tibetan Manuscript Studies
The conference title:
Merits of the Book:
Buddhist Manuscript Traditions across Asia
The programme and abstracts PDF
is linked here
Titles in brief, in chronological order of presentation:
In Praise of Error
R. Salomon
Mapping the Early Technology of Paper in Central Asia
A. Helman-Wazny
The Conditioned Genesis of the Dunhuang Manuscripts
S. Teiser
The Production of Sutras for the Tibetan Emperor
B. Dotson
Writing Societies
B. Lowe
(Ancient Japanese manuscripts)
Sacred Space of the Manuscript
J. Kim
(Indic manuscripts)
All Manuscripts are Palimpsests
G. Heyworth
(spectral imaging)
The Archivist's Dilemma
J. Wallman
(digital archiving)
Handwriting Identification in Tibetan Manuscripts
S. van Schaik
Medical Culture & Manuscript Culture in Tibetan Knowledge Networks
S. van Vleet
Methods & Pathways in the Study of Digital Tibetan Manuscripts
M. Sheehy
Miscellany for a Manual of Tibetan Manuscript Studies
M. Kapstein
followed by a workshop discussion ("The Survivor's Ball" - MTK),
minutes taken by CEM
minutes taken by CEM
The proceedings were video-recorded by University of Chicago,
and should be available for viewing when ready.
Notification of the recordings will appear on Bod Blog.
A selection of photos from the conference follows:
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| Dr Agnieszka Helman-Wazny (Hamburg) |
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| Prof Stephen Teiser (Princeton U), with the backs of 2 former Oxfordians |
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| Dr Brandon Dotson (Munich) |
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| Professor Vesna Wallace (UCSB) |
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| Dr Gregory Heyworth's (Mississippi) multispectral research demonstrated a prior reading of the American Declaration of Independence... Jefferson apparently had second thoughts. |
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| from Dr Sam van Schaik's presentation, via Skype, on Tibetan Handwriting |
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| (click on photo to see enlarged) |
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| Dr Stacey van Vleet (UCB), on medical manuscripts |
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| Dr Michael Sheehy (TBRC, Boston) |
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| Professor Matthew Kapstein (Chicago/Paris) |
