(Type of publication: article)
Preserving, studying, and democratizing access to the world heritage of Islamic manuscripts: The Zaydī tradition
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AT-OeAW-BA-3-27-F-00425
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Authors:
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Schmidtke, Sabine
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Book title:
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Nouvelles Chroniques du Manuscrit au Yémen
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Volume:
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23
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Pages:
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103-166
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Language:
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English
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Contents:
'This publication provides an overview of the history of Zaydi manuscript collections, both in Yemen as well as outside of the country, and the parallel evolution of Zaydi studies as a scholarly field.
It also discusses the accessibility of the various collections over the course of the twentieth century. While scholars outside of Yemen continue to profit from the advances of digital technology, scholars who are based in Yemen have virtually no access to Zaydi materials in any of the European or North American collections.
Another focus is put on the presentation of the initiative to democratize access to the Zaydi manuscript culture around the world which materialises through a collaboration between the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Minnesota.'
During his four journeys to Yemen (1882–1884, 1885–1886, 1887–1888, and 1892–1894), Eduard Glaser collected some 858 manuscripts. (p. 106)
The collections Glaser had acquired during his first and second trips were purchased by the 'Königliche Bibliothek zu Berlin' (Royal Library in Berlin) - today's 'Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin' in 1884 and 1886.
Glaser's third collection was sold to the British Museum in London in 1889 and later transferred to the British Library in London , whereas his fourth collection was acquired by the 'Kaiserlich-Königliche Hofbibliothek' (Imperial-Royal Court Library) - now Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library) - in 1894.
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