The conference is dedicated to the study of manuscript miscellanies (mecmuas) as a key yet insufficiently theorised format of knowledge organisation across the Ottoman world and Eurasia. These composite manuscripts, which assemble texts of diverse genres, languages, and functions within a single codex, provide valuable insights into practices of compilation, transmission, and adaptation. By examining mecmuas as dynamic sites of intellectual, religious, and practical exchange, the conference foregrounds their significance for understanding processes of communication and transformation across regions and periods. Moving beyond a narrowly Ottoman framework, the conference situates miscellanies within a broader Eurasian perspective, inviting comparative and interdisciplinary approaches. It creates a platform for dialogue among scholars working on manuscript cultures in different linguistic and cultural traditions, while offering a shared analytical vocabulary for composite and multiple-text manuscripts. 

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