August 1, 2018
Jakarta, DREAMSEA- In July and August 2018, the Digital Repository of Endangered and Affected Manuscripts in Southeast Asia (DREAMSEA) is conducting preliminary assessments in various regions in Southeast Asia. This activity aims to determine the readiness of the manuscripts to be digitised in 2018. In the first phase, the readiness for digitising of manuscript owners in several cities in Indonesia and Laos will be monitored. According to Nida, it is estimated that in both countries more than 24,000 manuscript pages in private collections are in need of help to be preserved. “No less than 15 cities in Indonesia and Laos are being […]
July 10, 2018
Jakarta, DREAMSEA – Workshop on Preservation of Manuscripts in Southeast Asia was also attended by Walid Mourad and Dr. Salam Rassi. Both come from the Hill Museum and Manuscripts Library (HMML), an institution that is very experienced in preservation activities and manufacture of digital manuscript libraries. DREAMSEA will work with HMML to build a digital repository that will store digital manuscripts. For HMML, this is their first experience building a manuscript database in Southeast Asia. “We are happy and proud to be partnering with DREAMSEA to do this project in Southeast Asia”, said Walid Mourad, Director of Field Operations HMML. DREAMSEA […]
July 10, 2018
Jakarta, DREAMSEA – Workshop on Preservation of Manuscripts in Southeast Asia was attended by Prof. Dr. Oman Fathurahman as Principal Investagors of DREAMSEA. He appreciates the role of Arcadia who has been committed in supporting cultural wealth in Southeast Asia. “Arcadia is very concerned about this program. They have for decades contributed to saving and promoting cultural wealth around the world “, said Oman. In this workshop, Oman present as Principal Investigator of DREAMSEA to share his experiences in preserving the manuscripts. He also explained that the output of DREAMSEA is to produce an Open Access Database of Souteast […]
July 10, 2018
Jakarta, DREAMSEA – A total of 45 preservation experts and manuscript researchers from several countries from Southeast Asian participated the “Workshop on Preservation of Manuscripts in Southeast Asia” at Santika Premiere Hotel Bintaro, Indonesia, on July 4-7, 2018. The workshop aims to provide enrichment to the team that will implement the manuscript digitisation program in Southeast Asia. “So far, the manuscript experts in each Southeast Asian country have preserved the manuscripts with various techniques. Through this workshop, we want to see the various ways of view so that we can understand the best way to save the manuscripts”, said Ismatu […]
May 17, 2018
Mehr als 1.000 Sprachen gibt es in Südostasien, rund 400 von ihnen haben eine Manuskript-Kultur. Diese alten Schriften zu bewahren, zu katalogisieren und zentral zugänglich zu machen ist das Ziel des Forschungsprojektes „Digital Repository of Endangered and Affected Manuscripts in Southeast Asia“. Ein Interview mit Prof. Dr. Jan van der Putten, Professor für Austronesistik an der Universität Hamburg, über die Schwierigkeiten der Rettung bedrohter Manuskripte aus Südostasien. Herr Prof. van der Putten, Sie und Ihr Team sind seit diesem Jahr in ganz Indonesien unterwegs, um alte Manuskripte zu digitalisieren. Wie läuft das vor Ort ab? Click here to read further
January 26, 2018
Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Filolog yang meneliti naskah-naskah kuno dari masa lampau sering dianggap sebagai orang aneh. Prof Jan van der Putten dari Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) Universitas Hamburg, Jerman, mengatakan makhluk apakah para filolog itu? Click here to read further
January 25, 2018
January 25, 2018
Di negara kita terdapat lebih dari 1.000 suku bangsa dan 1.000 bahasa. Mereka banyak meninggalkan naskah kuno atau manuskrip kuno dalam berbagai bahasa. Di Nusantara sendiri ada tiga kebudayaan yang memengaruhi bahasa dan aksara. Kebudayaan India mewariskan aksara Pallawa, yang menurunkan aksara Jawa, Bali, Sasak, Batak, Kerinci, Bengkulu, Bugis, dan Makassar. Lalu kebudayaan Islam menurunkan aksara Arab berupa Jawi, Pgon, dan Srang. Sementara kebudayaan Eropa menurunkan aksara Latin sebagaimana yang kita pakai sekarang. Click here to read further
January 25, 2018
PUSAT Pengkajian Islam dan Masyarakat Universitas Islam Negeri (PPIM UIN) Jakarta bersama Center For The Study Of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) of the University of Hamburg tengah menjalankan program digitalisasi naskah kuno, Digital Repository of Endangered and Affected Manuscripts In Southeast Asia (Dreamsea). Click here to read further