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Project Proposal: Cataloguing Islamic Manuscripts

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Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation Page 1 Project Proposal: Cataloguing Islamic Manuscripts

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Name of project’s (3 :author

Academic field of the (4 :project’s author

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Telephone, Fax & (1 :Telephone :Fax No :Mobile No :Mobile

Name of project (2 :executor

:E-mail address (6

Telephone, Fax & (1 :Telephone :Fax No :Mobile No :Mobile

Names of (3 Name Academic Title Academic field of the researcher :Cataloguers Al-Furqān a- Principal Islamic Heritage Foundation :cataloguer b- Additional :cataloguer c- Additional :cataloguer d- Additional :cataloguer Signature of :principal researcher

Extimated project (4 :duration

When will the (5 ?project start

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Elements of the Proposed Project

:Full title of the project (1

Contents of the (2 :proposed project

Historical overview of (3 (public or private) library/libraries to be .catalogued

Number of (4 manuscripts in the library, their language, subject, value and date .((era Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation What percentage of (5 manuscripts are catalogued in comparison to the total number of ?manuscripts in the library

How was the (6 manuscripts` collection and aquisition implemented? By ownership, purchase or ?donation

Were the (7 manuscripts catalogued before or after their digitisation or copy? (If yes, please

.(mention the details

If they have been (8 catalogued before, what is the justification for re- cataloguing them? What ?is the new addition

State of manuscripts (9 .at the library How able are the (10 cataloguers to produce an electronic catalogue and enter the information ?directly on the internet

Number of cataloguers (11 and editors in the library ((please indicate their names

Name of editor in (12 :-chief

:E-mail address (13

Telephone, Fax & (14 :Telephone :Fax No :Mobile No :Mobile Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation Cost of digital copy of (15 manuscripts In case the Foundation is interested in the acquisition of digital copies

(*) Budget of the Project Project’s duration Proposed Average amount amount :A) Project team) :Principal cataloguer -1 :Additional cataloguer -2 :Additional cataloguer -3 :Additional cataloguer -4 :(Total items (a :B) Assistants) :Assistants -1 :(Total items (b :C) Other items) :IT equipment -1 Al-Furqān :Editors and translators -2 Islamic Heritage Foundation :(Total items (c :(Total project budget (a+b+c Signature of principal researcher Note: The Foundation has specific project pricing procedures (*)

Cataloguing card Please make sure to complete 10 cataloguing cards by using this form and attach them with your proposal

:Title of the manuscript :Other title of the manuscript .Author: Author`s death date: ...... A.H. / ...... A.D :Subject Composed Date: ...... A.H. / ...... A.D

.Copyist: Copyist death date: ...... A.H. / ...... A.D :Manuscript copy date: ...... A.H. / ...... A.D. Place of the copy Number of leaves: Lines: Size: ...... X...... cm: Text measurment: ...... X...... cm

:Type of script: Ink colour: Numbers of volumes: Volume number Al-Furqān :Language of manuscript Islamic Heritage Foundation (Explicit of the manuscript (after basmalah and prayers for the Prophet peace be upon Him

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(Implicit of the manuscript (after the closing praise

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:Binding

:Autograph manuscript :Physical status of the manuscript Notes: after completing the notes, the cataloguer should mention here if there are any notes for the manuscript in regard of ownership (tamalluk), endowment (waqf) authorisation (Ijāza), transmission (samā' or reading certificate); also it should be mentioned if the manuscript contains .illuminations, gilding, maps or drawings o o :(Library name: Record N : CD N (if digitized Name of cataloguer: Date of cataloguing

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