Buch, Englisch, Band 162, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 440 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 162, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 440 g
Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization
ISBN: 978-90-04-38700-3
Verlag: Brill
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Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
Figures
Note to the Reader
Introduction
1 The Legacy
1 The Classical Heritage
2 The Fatimid and Ayyubid Legacies
2 Mamluk Libraries
1 Patronage of the Mamluk Book
2 A Palace Library?
3 The Libraries of Religious Institutions
4 The Librarians in Religious Institutions
3 Private Libraries and Endowments
4 Book Circulation and Storage
1 Borrowing Practices
2 The Size of Libraries
3 The Size of Books
4 The Physical Setting
5 The Market
1 Location and Environment
2 Dealers and Publishers
3 Value, Prices, and Fees
6 The Mamluk Scribe: Background and Formation
1 Terminology and Definition
2 Writing and Copying
3 From Oral to Written Books and Back
4 Books from the Barracks
7 The Mamluk Master Calligraphers
1 The Art and Practice of Calligraphy
2 Teaching Writing and Calligraphy
3 The Social and Cultural Contexts
4 Calligraphers and Craftsmen
5 Calligraphers and the Aristocracy
8 The Chain of Mamluk Calligraphers
1 The Syrian School
2 The Egyptian School
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index