Darya Ogorodnikova successfully defends doctoral dissertation

Why are the palm-leaf manuscripts of Southeast India so valuable, and what happens inside the Container Lab where CSMC researchers examine them on site? An exhibition at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) provides insights into the cultural and technical aspects of the project.

At the Hamburg State and University Library (SUB) last week, CSMC researchers and Philip Döbler, Managing Director of the Hamburg-based company Leuchtturm1917, discussed the present and future of handwriting in the digital age. A particular focus was on the subject of ‘thinking by hand’ in...