The Written Heritage of Nepal: Preservation and Documentation

As part of its engagement to safeguard the valuable manuscript collections of Nepal, the CSMC has produced a series of short videos that give both an introduction to the country's rich manuscript culture and to the preservation measures that are necessary to protect it.

Nepal is home to exceptionally diverse manuscript collections, both in terms of scripts and languages as well as materials used. Since 2018, CSMC has been engaged in safeguarding these valuable collections. The project entitled 'Preserving the Written Cultural Heritage of Nepal' is generously supported by the German Foreign Office and the Gerda Henkel Foundation.

Our series of short films, which is entitled 'Written Artefacts of Nepal – Preservation and Documentation', offers a brief and accessible introduction to Nepalese written artefacts, exploring their diversity and uniqueness in terms of writing, supports, materials, forms, and texts. All episodes are available in Nepalese with English subtitles. Non-English terms are transliterated as faithfully as possible and presented as they appear in the original document, so that their original spelling can be appreciated.