Jasdip Singh Dhillon
Conservation in a sacred context: Bethany Goodman's 2021 placement at Pothi Seva
This summer, I had the opportunity to undertake a work placement at Pothi Seva, under the tutelage of Jasdip Singh Dhillon and Sukhraj...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- May 17, 2020
- 9 min
The Alchemy of Colour in the Gurmukhi Tradition I: Laal (Red)
This series of blogposts are based around the course 'Alchemy of Colour' which Jaswinder Kaur, a recipient of the Baba Shaam Singh...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Sep 29, 2019
- 4 min
Stone Lithography: Part Two
In November 2017, I had the pleasure of attending a course on Stone lithography (ਪੱਥਰ ਛਾਪ) at Citylit College, taught by professional...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Apr 5, 2019
- 2 min
The Need to Remain Flexible
Flexibility is an important concept in book conservation (ਪੋਥੀ ਸੰਭਾਲ ਵਿੱਦਯਾ). The conservator must be prepared to adjust methods and...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Mar 25, 2019
- 3 min
Care and Conservation of Manuscripts 17
Through the kind support of the Anna Plowden Trust, in April 2018, I was able to attend the 17th Care and Conservation of Manuscripts...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Feb 15, 2019
- 4 min
The Baba Shaam Singh Scholarship
Biographical Context Sant Baba Shaam Singh Ji Sevapanthi was a great Sikh Saint who lived for 123 years from the early 19th Century,...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Dec 24, 2018
- 1 min
‘Blessed is that paper’: The Dhan Su Kagad project in Amritsar
Please read the blog-post in the link below for a summary of the research trip to Amritsar, with a brief overview of the Dhan Su Kagad...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Apr 16, 2018
- 3 min
Stone Lithography: Part One
In November 2017, I had the pleasure of attending a course on Stone lithography at Citylit College, taught by professional lithography...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Jun 5, 2017
- 2 min
Dhurries and Endbands
Panjab has a rich history of arts and crafts particularly in the production of fabrics. The weaving of “dhurries” in particular has a...
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Jivanpal Singh
- Dec 14, 2016
- 4 min
Damdama Sahib as a centre for the creation of Gurmukhi manuscripts
The following is an excerpt from Giani Balwant Singh Kothaguru's book on the Nirmala Sikhs under the section "Damdami Gurmukhi...
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Jasdip Singh Dhillon
- Dec 11, 2016
- 2 min
Conservation of a Bhagat Bani Pothi (1908)
Printed in 1908 using a Caxton hand press in Lahore, this Bhagat Bani Pothi was repaired and restored with meticulous care by one sevadar...
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