Editor’s Digest April 2025: African Studies
My name is Shiva Mihan, and I have contributed to Iranian Studies at The Digital Orientalist for several years. I…
Author: Shiva Mihan
A Digitised Manuscript Associated with Maʿrūf Baghdādī
Introduction Known for his speed of transcribing, Maʿrūf Baghdādī was one of the most prominent calligraphers of 14th– and 15th-century…
Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts…
Digital Resources for the Study of Persian Manuscripts
The following resources are some of the main institutions and libraries for the purpose, but this post can be updated…
Digital Humanities and Manuscript Archives in Iran
Professor Dr. Rasul Jafarian has significantly contributed to digital humanities during his services as the director of some of the…
Shahnama Studies in the Digital Era
Shiva Mihan – Ali Shapouran The Shahnama or Book of Kings, one of the world’s longest epics, is the national epic of…
Nail and Griffin on Paper: Exploring a Fingernail Calligraphy Album from Twentieth-century Iran
Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes (independent paper and book conservator and researcher, Utrecht, the Netherlands) and Shiva Mihan (Fellow in the School of…
The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Highlights of Eton part (II)
The Pote collection of Islamic manuscripts was brought to England in 1790 and was divided between King’s College and Eton…
The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Highlights of King’s part (I)
The Pote collection contains many textually useful manuscripts especially in the field of the history of India; however, although most…
The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Online Catalogue
I (re)catalogued about over 550 ‘oriental’ manuscripts of the Pote Collection of Islamic manuscripts in the course of two consecutive…