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Author Pedersen, Johannes, 1883-1977.

Title The Arabic book / Johannes Pedersen ; translated by Geoffrey French ; edited with an introduction by Robert Hillenbrand
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1984

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 175 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Series Modern classics in Near Eastern studies
Modern classics in Near Eastern studies.
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction / Hillenbrand, Robert -- 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
Analysis Islamic countries Books Production, 600-1600
Notes Translation of: Den Arabiske bog
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-160) and index
Notes Translation of: Den Arabiske bog
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SUBJECT Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library gnd
Bibel Ester gnd
Subject Islamic civilization.
Book industries and trade -- Islamic Empire
Books -- history
Book Industry -- history
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
Book industries and trade
Islamic civilization
Arabisch
Buchproduktion
Geschichte
Handschrift
Islam
Textgeschichte
Buch
Boekwezen.
Islamic Empire
Arabische Staaten
Islamische Staaten
Araber.
Form Electronic book
Author Hillenbrand, Robert.
ISBN 9781400856374
140085637X
Other Titles Arabiske bog. English