Arabic Manuscripts

A Vademecum for Readers
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-04-17036-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 98, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East

Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the ‘mysterious’ world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it. A companion volume to the recently published 'The Arabic Manuscript Tradition '(2001) and its 'Supplement '(2008), the vademecum comprises some 200 entries of varying lengths dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and palaeography). It is richly illustrated with specimens from manuscripts and expertly executed drawings. The main sequence is followed by a number of appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, sÅ«rah-headings, major reference works and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Arabic works in manuscript form, the world of the scribe and scholar and their writing materials, the make-up of codices and writing styles, transmission of texts, and the arts of the book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gacek, Adam

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Gacek, Adam
Adam Gacek, Faculty Lecturer in Arabic manuscript studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University (Montreal), is the author of many catalogues, articles and book chapters on Arabic and Persian manuscripts and printed rare books, as well as the recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: a Glossary of Technical Terms & Bibliography (2001) and its Supplement (2008).