‘The Golden Book’ in 2010 Will Take Place in USA And Canada

July 8, 2010 - PRLog -- (IFAU-NEWS) – Russia proposes to the Muslim world a unique gift is ‘The Golden Book’. The world’s most ancient manuscript is the property of the Russian Federation kept in St. Petersburg Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. http://www.apollounion.info/the-golden-book

Dmitry Frolov, a department head of the Institute of Asian and African Countries said at the news conference at ITAR-TASS that “ There are up to 20 versions of Quran in the world; but very few are truly ancient manuscripts: which mostly survive as fragments.”  

Foundation of the Asiatic Museum in November 1818 as part of the Academy marked the beginning of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts. The Academy of Sciences planned to buy a collection of Moslem manuscripts from a French consul of Aleppo and Tripoli J.L. Russo, relative of famous J.J. Russo. The purchase was made in two steps - in 1819 and 1825. Seven hundred manuscripts were bought for fifty one thousand francs. http://www.orientalstudies.ru/eng/index.php

In 1849 the Asiatic Museum became the only state centre for storage and study of oriental manuscripts and guaranteed their safety and usage for scientific and practical purposes. Together with the Kazan University it became the second centre of oriental studies in Russia.

Nowadays the scientific profile of the St. Petersburg Department of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences is various fundamental research of ancient and medieval Orient, study of its history, philology, religion, philosophy, law study of unique manuscript funds and old printed books in Eastern languages, and putting into scientific circulation written monuments from  the funds.

Manuscript fund of the St. Petersburg Department of the Institute of Manuscripts Studies of the Russian Academy keeps more than 100 000 items of manuscripts and old printed books. There is also an Achieves of orientalists with priceless documents on the history of the Russian science.

Manuscript collection of the St. Petersburg Department of the Institute of Manuscripts Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences is the largest in Russia and one of 2-3 largest and priceless collections of oriental manuscripts in the world. It includes funds in 65 live and dead languages, the largest of them are: Abyssinian (Ethiopian), Arabic manuscripts, Armenian manuscripts, Georgian manuscripts, Jewish manuscripts, Indian manuscripts, Chinese manuscripts and wood-carvers, Korean manuscripts and wood-carvers, Kurd manuscripts, Manchurian manuscripts and wood-carvers, Mongolian manuscripts and wood-carvers, Persian and Tajik manuscripts, Sanskrit and Sogdian manuscripts, manuscripts in the Saxon and Tocharian languages, Turkic manuscripts, Thongho manuscripts and wood-carvers, Tibetan  manuscripts and wood-carvers, Uigurian manuscripts, Japanese manuscripts and wood-carvers, printed in ancient way lithographs of books from India, Iran and countries of Near East.

Besides manuscript fund the St. Petersburg Department of the Institute of Manuscripts Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences includes special library on oriental studies which counts more than 800 000 volumes.  

Special place is taken by the Near East Department and Fund of oriental manuscripts and documents. The main direction of their work is study of history, culture, literature and religions of Near East. Within the framework of this direction the following subjects are being elaborated: textual study, coding, translation and description of the monuments of the Arabic literature, history of the Arab countries in Middle Ages (history of Caliphate and ancient Arabia), epigraphy, study of Islam, and history of science.

One more important aspect of the work is description, cataloguing and study of one of the most considerable collections of oriental manuscripts and old printed books in the world. The fund stuff makes scientific catalogues and manuscript alphabet lists, description of orientalists’ Archives materials, publishing and translation of sources.

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The International Foundation Apollo-Union is a trade show displays provider, is pleased to announce that the, will be holding two information seminars of ‘The Golden Art’ during the summer and fall. These seminars will give a chance for visitors to familiarize with effective strategies and to study helpful presentation tips of ‘The Golden Book’. The first seminar will take a place at Canoga Park, California on July 15, 2010 at 11.00 AM. The Arabic language version will be held in Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Both seminars will be available for English and Russian speaking attendees. The big autumn display of a collection ‘The Golden Book’ in 2010 will take place in USA and Canada.

Halina,
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