Second edition of Artefact of the Month published

16 February 2021, by Webmaster

Photo: Ankara Etnografya Müzesi, Turkey

The second edition of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures’ series Artefact of the Month (AoM) has been published. Titled ‘Efficacy is in the prayer, not in the image. Or vice versa?’ and authored by Dr Sabiha Göloğlu of the University of Vienna, this edition takes a look at the extraordinary religious images in an eighteenth-century Ottoman prayer book to answer the question of what purpose and powers were attributed to such imagery.

In every edition of Artefact of the Month, a new expert in the field of written artefacts shares the fascinating and unique stories behind a particular object in a compelling and approachable fashion. Editorial duties are overseen by Dr Wiebke Beyer and Karin Becker with the assistance of Dr Kristen Rau who greatly welcome ideas for future editions.

All editions can be accessed through the AoM archive. AoM is the successor of manuscript of the month, a publication with a similar, albeit narrower thematic focus. A full archive of all 72 editions can be accessed here.