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The exhibition gives a glimpse into the very rich tradition of manuscript and print production in the Himalayas. Examples of papermaking fibers and sheets as well as calligraphy,  woodblocks and prints will be shown. Images of the artisans and their tools along with examples of historic manuscripts and printed texts will bring to life this ancient world . Paper and prints will be available at the opening. 

Jim Canary has been a book conservator at Indiana University Libraries since 1985 and set up a conservation studio in the Lilly Library focusing on the university’s collection of rare books and manuscripts. Canary is a member of the International Tibetan Archives Preservation Project and one of the founders of Paper Road Tibet. With a background in Central Eurasian Studies, Canary has traveled extensively in Asia researching the materiality of manuscript and print culture. A long-standing focus of his work has been to collaborate with traditional craftspeople and knowledge-keepers in the Himalayas and South Asian Buddhist communities to learn, document, and share the traditional crafts of papermaking, printing, and calligraphy to support their preservation and use by future generations of practitioners.