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The Sindbad Voyage promotional leaflet containing details of the proposed voyage with a provisional timetable, accompanying photographs and details of the sponsorship. There are an English and two Arabic versions of the document.

Series contains material relating to Tibbett's role as consultant in the Sindbad voyage project (1980-1981), which was led by Tim Severin. This was an attempt to recreate the fictional voyage of Sindbad the sailor in the publication 'The book of one thousand and one nights.' This involved creating a replica of an early Arab trading ship and completing a 6,000 mile journey to sail it all the way to China. Most of this material concerns the Heritage of Oman festival which sponsored the voyage.

The Papers include publications written orcollected by the academic Gerald Tibbetts connected to his research interests in early Arab navigation in the Indian Ocean. Related to this are draft copies of a lecture given by Tibbetts at the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the origins of navigation in the Indian Ocean.

There is also material collected by Tibbetts relating to his work on the Sindbad Voyage project (1980-1981) and his invitation to participate in the Heritage of Oman Festival.

Pamphlet advertising the 'Oman - history, culture and traditional skills' exhibition as part of the Heritage of Oman Festival. The pamphlet also provides information about the Sindbad Voyage project which was organised by Tim Severin.

An overview of the 'Oman - history, Culture and Traditional Skills' exhibition that was held in the United Kingdom.

Letter from Dr Paolo Costa to Gerald Tibbetts to express his regret at Tibbetts' absence from the Heritage of Oman Festival. Enclosed is a list of typed contributors who took part in the Conference on Oman studies and their papers.

Letter from Dr. Paolo M. Costa, Festival Coordinator, to Gerald Tibbetts, outlining deadlines for papers for the Conference on Oman Studies.

Invitation to Mr and Mrs Tibbetts to a reception on the occasion of the announcement of the Heritage of Oman Festival. This included a film show and lecture by Tim Severin on the forthcoming 'Sindbad Voyage' and was held at the London Hilton Grand Ballroom on 18 June 1980.

A letter and leaflet containing the Announcement of the Conference on Oman Studies as part of the Heritage of Oman Festival. This was organised by the Ministry of National Heritage & Culture to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the accession of his Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. With the announcement is the card of Dr. P.M. Costa, Deputy Chairman-Co-ordinator.