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Catalogue of the exhibition "Faszination Handschrift:
2000 Jahre Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa"
in the Hamburg State and University Library
17 November 2011 to 8 January 2012
Edited by Jörg B. Quenzer
Second revised edition 2014

Contents

Manuscript Research at the University of Hamburg2
by Jörg B. Quenzer

The Oriental Manuscripts of the Hamburg State and University Library:
An Overview of the History and Development of the Collection, Particularly the Codices hebraici8
by Hans-Walter Stork

Classical Philology: Greek and Latin Manuscripts16
by Christian Brockmann

Coptology: Coptic Manuscripts29
by Lothar Störk

Judaic Studies: The Jewish Manuscript Culture38
by Hans-Walter Stork

Ethiopian Studies: The Ethiopian Manuscript Culture52
by Alessandro Bausi

African Languages and Cultures (Kanembu): Kanuri / Kanembu Manuscript Culture61
by Dmitry Bondarev, Doris Löhr

African Languages and Cultures (Swahili): Swahili Manuscript Culture68
by Ridder Samsom

Arabic Studies: The Arabic Manuscript Culture78
by Tilman Seidensticker

Iranian Studies: The Manuscript Culture of Iran93
by Claus-Peter Haase

Sanskrit Studies: Sanskrit Manuscript Culture101
by Harunaga Isaacson