Symposium on Manuscript Collections: "Before the Printed Word: Texts, Scribes and Transmission" - The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 12-13/10/2017

Before the Printed Word: Texts, Scribes and Transmission A Symposium on Manuscript Collections Housed at The Institute of Ismaili Studies 12-13 October 2017, London For the symposium programme and registration, please visit: http://iis.ac.uk/events/printed-word-texts-scribes-and-transmission Ismaili historiography has often lamented the destruction of renowned libraries developed under the Fatimids in Egypt (10th–12th centuries) and the Nizaris of Alamut times (11th–13th centuries). In man..