Arabic manuscripts : a vademecum for readers / / by Adam Gacek.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East ancient Near East, v. 98
• Author: Gacek, Adam.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 98. Bd.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Main Alphabetical Sequence (A–Z) /; Works Cited And Abbreviations /; Appendix I. Non-Specific (General) Abbreviations Encountered In Arabic Manuscripts /; Appendix II. Major Arabic Letterforms Based On Mamluk And Ottoman Texts On Calligraphy /; Appendix III. Alphabetical Table Of Qur’Anic Suras /; Appendix IV. Bibliographic Guide /; Appendix V. Describing The Manuscript /; Chart 1: Muslim-Christian Calendar /; Chart 2: Major Historical Periods /; Chart 3: Major Muslim Dynasties /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 1282399888; 9786612399886; 9047443039
• ISSN: 0169-9423
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Adam Gacek.

The main sequence is comprised of approximately 200 entries dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and paleography); includes appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, sūrah-headings, major reference works, and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.