DREAMSEA, a large-scale project for the preservation and digitisation of Southeast Asian manuscripts, is about to embark on its next phase. A public event at the CSMC gave an overview of the initiative’s achievements and future prospects.

Last week, the CSMC welcomed a delegation from the Research and Conservation Center for Unearthed Texts (RCCUT) at Tsinghua University, Beijing, one of the leading research hubs in East Asia for the study of ancient Chinese manuscripts.

The conventions that govern the production and use of written artefacts are often taken for granted. Yet they are essential to ensure that these artefacts can fulfil their role within a particular writing and reading culture. A new Occasional Paper focuses on the visual organisation of written artefacts.