The Manuscript Tradition of the Islamic West : : Maghribi Round Scripts and Andalusi Identity /

The Manuscript Tradition of the Islamic West : : Maghribi Round Scripts and Andalusi Identity / / Umberto Bongianino.

Explores the aesthetic dimensions, cultural significance and ideological power of Maghribī manuscriptsExposes the richness and sophistication of Maghribī manuscript culture, including parchment- and papermaking, calligraphy, illumination, bookbinding and chancery practicesApproaches social and cultu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Architecture and Design 2022
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Bongianino, Umberto,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art : ESIA
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Physical Description:1 online resource (528 p.) :; 15 B/W illustrations 135 colour illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on Transliteration and Translation
  • Abbreviations
  • Series Editor’s Foreword
  • INTRODUCTION. A Book about Books
  • CHAPTER ONE Maghribi Round Scripts: A New Definition
  • CHAPTER TWO MaghribÈ Round Scripts in the Third/Ninth and Fourth/Tenth Centuries
  • CHAPTER THREE MaghribÈ Round Scripts in the Fifth/Eleventh Century
  • CHAPTER FOUR MaghribÈ Round Scripts in the Sixth/Twelfth Century
  • CHAPTER FIVE Beyond Books: Quranic Manuscripts and Chancery Documents
  • CONCLUSION Inscribed Identities
  • APPENDICES
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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