Book fragments in the Old Uyghur language, which constitute the major part of
the Serindia Collection, currently undergo conservation and preservation procedures. The
recent results of the conservation carried out in 2019 showed, that modern methods not
only give new material life to ancient texts, but also contribute to the academic research.
This article focuses on conservation procedures of the particular fragment SI 4904 from
the Serindia Collection, as well as on subsequently made discoveries.
45th Zograph Readings “Interpreting traditional Indian texts” will be held on May 14–17, 2024 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The program of the conference is now available.
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