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CSMCCentre for the Study of
Manuscript Cultures

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Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures

The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) brings together an international and cross-disciplinary research community to study written artefacts at Universität Hamburg.

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Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts'

CSMC is home to the Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts'. Funded by the DFG, it comprises over 50 research projects from more than 40 academic disciplines.

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Artefact of the Month

A Diplomatic Letter that was Rather not a Letter

What matters is the content? Our current Artefact of the Month comes from a tradition of diplomatic letters that were not appreciated by their recipients for the substantial information they conveyed. Instead, it was their glittering appearance that made them attractive – which is also the reason why only a few of them have survived.

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Ethics and Artefacts

Researchers, especially if they work with cultural heritage objects, often face situations that require their moral rather than their scientific judgement. Cécile Michel explains how the Ethics Working Group and Committee can provide help – and when researchers have to take responsibility themselves.

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Cuneiform clay tablets

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Artists in Residence

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Artists in Residence

'Increasing Countdown' by Axel Malik

Leading up to the international conference ‘Studying Written Artefacts: Challenges and Perspectives’, Axel Malik, Artist in Residence at CSMC, has launched the ‘Increasing Countdown’. This unique sequence of script-like characters will be extended day by day – for 756 days, until 27 September 2023.

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CSMC Image Film

What does it mean to do research on written artefacts? Employing concrete examples, this image film introduces to the work of scholars and scientists at CSMC.
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Universität Hamburg
Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures
Warburgstraße 26
20354 Hamburg