| Description |
1 online resource (456 pages) |
| Series |
Islamic Manuscripts and Bks |
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Islamic Manuscripts and Bks
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Preface to the Second Revised Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Materiality Matters: A Detailed Sketch of the Current State of Knowledge and Outline of the Research; The Information Value of Binding Structures; The Present Situation of the Book Archaeology of Islamic Manuscripts; Obstacles in the Study of Islamic Bookmaking; Linking Physical Analysis, Catalogue Data, and Literature; Selection and Justification of the Corpus; Chapter 2 The Anatomy of the Islamic Manuscript: A Detailed Overview of the Different Methods of Construction |
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Vocabulary and Images as ToolsTechniques Used to Construct the Textblock; Covering and Board Attachment; A Problematic Term: Case-binding; Other Characteristics; Meaning and Validity of the Diversity; Chapter 3 A Comparative Study of the Historic Sources and Recent Literature on the Making of Islamic Manuscripts; Historic Sources; Secondary Sources: Related Studies and General Reference Works; Founders of our Knowledge on the Use of Structure and Materials in Islamic Bookmaking; Structure as a Starting Point; Structure as a Side Issue; Structure as a Conservation Issue; The Sum of the Parts |
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Chapter 4 Multiplicity within the Tradition: An Account of the Methodology and Quantitative Results of the SurveyMethodology; Survey Results-Quantitative Analysis; Chapter 5 Mapping the Variations in Time and Place: Datable and Locatable Features and a Further Interpretation of the Findings; Sewing; Spine-lining; Endbanding; Covering; Spine-endings; Interior Covering of the Boards; The Envelope and Fore-edge Flap; Miscellaneous Features; Southeast Asia as a Sub-category in the Islamic Tradition; Summary; Chapter 6 Considerations and New Perspectives; Recapitulation |
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Development of the TraditionDiscussion; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix 1: Glossary; Appendix 2: Corpus; Appendix 3: Example of a Record of the Database; Appendix 4: List of Manuscripts Used in Illustrations; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004387263 |
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9004387269 |
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