This Wednesday, Arezou Azad speaks with Matteo de Chiara @inalco.fr about his 'Dictionnaire Pratique Pashto-Français' and introduces 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan' & 'The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids'.

#pashto #Afghanistan #Barmakids #edinburghuniversitypress

and 'The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids'. The latter is an annotated translation, with Pejman Firoozbakhsh, of a Persian MS held in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk. An expert panel, chaired by Prof Yasmin Khan, took questions from an enthusiastic audience.

#barmakids #documents #Afghanistan #NewPersian 2/2

Join us to mark the publication of 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan - Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan' and 'The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids'.

Tuesday 3 March, 5.30pm, at the home of @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social

🎟️ bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch

#barmakids #manuscriptmonday #bamiyan #medievalmonday

Next Tuesday we'll be @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social for a book launch 🎉

Join our expert panel to explore 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan' and 'The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids'. Register at bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch

#Bamiyan #Barmakids #documents #manuscripts

Join us at the home of @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social on 3 March, to celebrate the launch of 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan' & 'The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids'.

Book your free ticket now at bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch

#Bamiyan #medievalsky #Barmakids #booklaunch

Join us @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, on Tuesday 3 March, to celebrate the launch of 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan', with Edinburgh University Press.

Book your free ticket now at bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch

#Bamiyan #Barmakids #medievalmonday #manuscriptmonday

Join our Programme Director @arezouazad.bsky.social in conversation at this online event:

📢 'The Bactrians, the Kharajites & the Barmakids'.

📆 This Friday 21 November at 5pm GMT.

🔗Registration is essential: bit.ly/CLAMSevent.

#skystorians #medievalsky #bactrians #kharajites #barmakids

Hidden Treasures of the Persian Collections The Bodleian's less known manuscripts. This is the second of five films celebrating the Bodleian Libraries' Persian arts of the book conference (13-14 July 2021). 'Persian Arts of the Book' gathers scholars from around the world with expert curators from Oxford and beyond to reflect on the Persian manuscript tradition. Book your place at this free conference here: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/persian-arts-of-the-book

One publication is about the #Barmakids, a family whose dramas (involving kings from China, fire-eating ostriches & illicit love affairs!) unfold in the #Persian compilation 'Akhbār-i Barmakiyān'. Find out more about the fascinating #manuscript with our PI @arezouazad.bsky.social: bit.ly/Barmakids