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Leaves in the Wind: Fragmentology of Persianate Manuscripts
The Fourth Conference of the Persian Manuscripts Association, Leaves in the Wind: Fragmentology of Persianate Manuscripts, will take place on 5–6 December 2026 at the Royal Asiatic Society,…
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Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī
Dr Nilab Saeedi · 30 July 2026, 5–6:30 pm BST · Online Abstract This talk presents Three Empires and Persian Historiography: The Thought of Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Lārī, a…
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Topographies of the Unseen: Illustrated Hafiz Manuscripts and the ‘World of Image’ in Early Modern Iran
Dr Michael Chagnon · 23 July 2026, 5 pm BST Abstract Hafiz of Shiraz (d. 1390) is considered the foremost lyric poet of the medieval Persian tradition. Since…
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The Dissemination of Occultist Knowledge under the Jalayirids: The Case of Abu Maʿshar’s Kitab al-mawalid
Dr Francesca Leoni · 16 July 2026, 5–6:30 pm BST Abstract The 9th-century astrologer Abu Maʿshar al-Balkhi (d. 886) is amongst the most influential intellectuals of the Islamic…
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MS Punjab 1557: The First Revision of Ṭūsī’s Akhlāq-i Nāsirī
Dr Aslisho Qurboniev · 25 June 2026, 5:00–6:30 pm BST · Online Presented by the Persian Manuscripts Association and Nomads’ Manuscripts Landscape. Abstract This talk contextualises the composition,…
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