Medieval Damascus : : Plurality and Diversity in an Arabic Library: The Ashrafiya Library Catalogue / / Konrad Hirschler.
The first documented insight into the content and structure of a large-scale medieval Arabic libraryThe written text was a pervasive feature of cultural practices in the medieval Middle East. At the heart of book circulation stood libraries that experienced a rapid expansion from the twelfth century...
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