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Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Doris Behrens-Abouseif (born 1946, Alexandria, Egypt) is a scholar of Islamic art and architecture. She is professor emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.She obtained her master's degree at the American University in Cairo and then her doctorate at the University of Hamburg in 1972. She subsequently held academic positions at the American University in Cairo and the University of Munich. From 2000 to 2014, she was the Nasser D. Khalili Chair of Islamic Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Her research interests are largely focused on the arts and culture of Egypt and Syria in the Islamic period. Provided by Wikipedia
The book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) : scribes, libraries and market /
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This book is the first to date to be dedicated to the circulation of the book as a commodity in the Mamluk sultanate. It discusses the impact of princely patronage on the production of books, the formation and management of libraries in religious institutions, their size and their physical setting. It documents the significance of private collections and their interaction with institutional libraries and the role of charitable endowments (waqf) in the life of libraries. The market as a venue of intellectual and commercial exchanges and a production centre is explored with references to prices and fees. The social and professional background of scribes and calligraphers occupies a major place in this study, which also documents the chain of master-calligraphers over the entire Mamluk period. For her study the author relies on biographical dictionaries, chronicles, waqf documents and manuscripts.
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xi, 178 pages : illustrations (cheifly color), plans ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004387003 (hardback : alk. paper)