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The Arabic Book / Johannes Pedersen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Modern Classics in Near Eastern Studies ; 688Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1984Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (228 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691612881
  • 9781400856374
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.5091
LOC classification:
  • Z464.I8 -- P413 1984eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- One. Writing and Books in Arabia before Islam -- Two. The Qur'ān and Arabic Literature -- Three. Composition and Transmission of Books -- Four. Scribes and Booksellers -- Five. Writing Materials -- Six. Arabic Script; Calligraphers -- Seven. Book Painting -- Eight. Bookbinding -- Nine. Libraries -- Ten. Printed Books -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations
Summary: This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781400856374

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- One. Writing and Books in Arabia before Islam -- Two. The Qur'ān and Arabic Literature -- Three. Composition and Transmission of Books -- Four. Scribes and Booksellers -- Five. Writing Materials -- Six. Arabic Script; Calligraphers -- Seven. Book Painting -- Eight. Bookbinding -- Nine. Libraries -- Ten. Printed Books -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations

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This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)