The Tai Lü of Ban Nayang, Laos, continue the traditional craft of handmade mon paper, using local lianas to produce distinctive manuscripts. Agnieszka Helman-Ważny and Volker Grabowsky describe an ancient technique that endures despite the challenges posed by changing environments and modernisation.

The UWA Cluster of Excellence is looking for a doctoral researcher for the project 'Written artefacts as evidence-based systematic lenses into history: From dataset references to vivid argumentation support with AI technology'. The deadline for applications is 10 November 2025.

The new volume of ‘Studies in Manuscript Cultures’ systematically explores the fascinating intersection between the potential ephemerality of the written word and the reusability of its supports.