The Book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517), Scribes, Libraries and Market.

The Book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517), Scribes, Libraries and Market.

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....

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Main Author: Doris Behrens-Abouseif

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2019.

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 162.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341.

Subjects:

Books > Egypt > History > 400-1450.
Books > Egypt > History > 1450-1600.
Books > Syria > History > 400-1450.
Books > Syria > History > 1450-1600.
Libraries > Egypt > History > 400-1400.
Libraries > Egypt > History > 1400-1600.
Libraries > Syria > History > 400-1400.
Libraries > Syria > History > 1400-1600.
Scribes > Egypt > History.
Scribes > Syria > History.
Calligraphers > Egypt > History.
Calligraphers > Syria > History.

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Call Number: Z8.E4 B44 2018

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505 0 0 |a Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Motto -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- The Legacy -- Mamluk Libraries -- Private Libraries and Endowments -- Book Circulation and Storage -- The Market -- The Mamluk Scribe: Background and Formation -- The Mamluk Master Calligraphers -- The Chain of Mamluk Calligraphers -- Epilogue -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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