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Evolving Values in the Practice & Preservation of Bhutanese SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad SIT Digital Collections Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection SIT Study Abroad Spring 2014 Immaterial Traditions: Evolving Values in the Practice & Preservation of Bhutanese Calligraphy Madeline Johnson SIT Study Abroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection Part of the Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons Recommended Citation Johnson, Madeline, "Immaterial Traditions: Evolving Values in the Practice & Preservation of Bhutanese Calligraphy" (2014). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1829. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1829 This Unpublished Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the SIT Study Abroad at SIT Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection by an authorized administrator of SIT Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IMMATERIAL TRADITIONS: EVOLVING VALUES IN THE PRACTICE & PRESERVATION OF BHUTANESE CALLIGRAPHY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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