TALK: Kitāb Bilawhar wa-Būḏāsaf and Early Arabic Book Printing: Ms. 1633 of the Hamdani Collection Revisited, by Kirill Dmitriev
Dr. Kirill Dmitriev of the Department of Arabic and Persian, University of St Andrews, discusses his work on the book of Bilawhar wa-Būḏāsaf and early Arabic book printing with project partners, students and the Arabic Studies research team.
Abstract:
Ms. 1633 of the Hamdani collection in the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London features a unique Arabic version of Bilawhar wa-Būḏāsaf, an outstanding work of world literature known as Barlaam and Josaphat. In his talk, Kirill Dmitriev will present new findings related to this Arabic source of the legend and discuss its reception in the context of early Arabic book printing.
Speaker:
Dr. Kirill Dmitriev
Department of Arabic and Persian, University of St Andrews
Visiting Fellow, Orientalisches Institut und Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig
Time & Location
Dec 07, 2023 | 12:00 PM c.t.
Freie Universität Berlin,
Fabeckstraße 23/25, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
Room -1.1063 (souterrain), or remote participation via WebEx.
Further Information
For registration and hybrid link, please mail to: oualid.el.khattabi@fu-berlin.de