Impression of the Salar Jung Museum In the period leading up to Christmas, we travelled to a very special destination, namely Hyderabad in India. Our 10-day visit to the Salar Jung Museum turned out to be extremely interesting, not only because the museum has an exceptionally great collection, but also because the people in… Continue reading HYDERABAD, December 2023
Author: Theresa Zischkin
DUBLIN, October 2023
Chester Beatty Library The second research trip over several days took us to the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin together with LMU doctoral student Mandana Bender, who will be supporting us in the project from October 2024. There, we were welcomed by the curator Dr Moya Carey, who provided us with the multitude of… Continue reading DUBLIN, October 2023
VIENNA, October 2023
The research trips were kicked off by a short stay in Vienna, where we studied a Safina manuscript (ANL N.F. 143) in the Austrian National Library. This manuscript contains a collection of poems, mainly ghazals by various Persian poets, and was completed in Shiraz in 865 AH/1460 CE, as can be gathered from the… Continue reading VIENNA, October 2023