Reconstructing Erpenius' Library : The First Collection of Oriental Manuscripts at Cambridge University Library /

This volume is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important collections of oriental manuscripts in early modern Europe which belonged to Thomas Erpenius (d. 1624), the renowned Dutch Arabist, orientalist and the first Chair of Arabic Studies at Leiden University. It reconstructs his pe...

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Main Author: Daneshgar, Majid (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Islamic Manuscripts and Books.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

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