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Posted on November 19, 2020March 2, 2021

The Levantine Foundation & Deir al-Surian – ‘Preserving world Memory”

The Wonders of Writing: The Story of How Books were Made

Downloadable film for school children in Arabic & English

English
Arabic

The Wonders of Writing: The Story of How Books were Made

Explore and learn about the history of writing and make your own note-book with Alexia.

Created with 9–11-year-olds in mind, this film is intended as a resource for teachers in primary schools, both in Egypt and further afield, and for those running educational programmes in museums and libraries. The film aims to raise awareness of the historical importance of writing and shows the making of a simple note-book, using Coptic binding techniques: the basis of book making since the first century AD.

Should you have any queries or require additional information regarding the film, please contact Elizabeth Sobczynski at es.aicp@btinternet.com

For a free DVD in Egypt, please contact Nevene Sami at nsami@cf-holding.com

The Levantine Foundation’s project “Preserving Egyptian Coptic Heritage through conservation, scholarship and educational dissemination’ is funded by the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Committed to the preservation of Egyptian and Near Eastern heritage on paper and related materials and to its wider cultural dissemination.

  • Conservation process
    The conservation process begins with a preservation-needs assessment, recording the physical [Continue Reading →]
  • Cataloguing
    A vital part of recording the collection is the detailed cataloguing of its diverse contents. June [Continue Reading →]
  • Newsletter
    In the new 2020 Levantine Foundation Newsletter, CEO Elizabeth Sobczynski writes:- After a number [Continue Reading →]
  • Introduction
    The Levantine Foundation is a charity registered in England and the Arab Republic of Egypt, whose [Continue Reading →]
  • Education and Training
    Safeguarding Egyptian Written Heritage through Preservation, Conservation and Digitisation
    23 November – 2 December 2020

    The 4th Training Programme for heritage professionals, librarians of monastic collections and university students was attended by 206 delegates from across the world. [Continue Reading →]

Tweets by The Levantine Foundation

United Kingdom

Ms Elizabeth Sobczynski

Email: es.aicp@btinternet.com


Egypt

Mrs Nevene Sami

Email: nsami@cf-holding.com

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