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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (512 p.) :; 2 B/W illustrations 54 colour illustrations 8 B/W tables 2 B/W line art |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Making and Unmaking of a Medieval Library
- 2 Organising the Library: The Books on the Shelves
- 3 Plurality and Diversity: The Profile of a Medieval Library
- 4 The Ashrafīya Catalogue: Translation and Title Identification
- Ashrafīya Catalogue
- 5 The Ashrafīya Catalogue: Edition
- Bibliography
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Titles
- Index of Authors
- Index of External Categories