The book in the Islamic world : the written word and communication in the Middle East /
The book in the Islamic world : the written word and communication in the Middle East / [print]
edited by George N. Atiyeh.
- Albany : State University of New York Press ; (c)1995. [Washington, District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, (c)1995.
- xviii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Consists of papers presented at a conference held November 8-9, 1990 at the Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia.
From the manuscript age to the age of printed books The Koranic text : from revelation to compilation "Of making many books there is no end" : the classical Muslim view Oral transmission and the book in Islamic education The book of life-metaphors connected with the book in Islamic literatures Biographical dictionaries : inner structure and cultural significance The book in the grammatical tradition : development in content and methods Women's roles in the art of Arabic calligraphy Some illustrations in Islamic scientific manuscripts and their secrets A royal manuscript and its transformation : the life history of a book Faris Al-Shidyaq and the transition from scribal to print culture in the Middle East The book in the modern Arab world : the cases of Lebanon and Egypt Mass higher education and the religious imagination in contemporary Arab societies The book in the Islamic world : a selective bibliography Muhsin Mahdi -- Jacques Berque -- Franz Rosenthal -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Annemarie Schimmel -- Wadad al-Qadi -- Ranzi Baalbaki -- Salah al-Din al-Munajjid -- David A. King -- Priscilla P. Soucek and Filiz Cagman -- Geoffrey Roper -- George N. Atiyeh -- Dale F. Eickelman -- Michael W. Albin.
9780791424735 9780791424742
94029487
Books--History--Middle East--Congresses.
Manuscripts--Islamic countries--Congresses.
Printing--History--Middle East--Congresses.
Z8 Z8.A872.B665 1995
Consists of papers presented at a conference held November 8-9, 1990 at the Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia.
From the manuscript age to the age of printed books The Koranic text : from revelation to compilation "Of making many books there is no end" : the classical Muslim view Oral transmission and the book in Islamic education The book of life-metaphors connected with the book in Islamic literatures Biographical dictionaries : inner structure and cultural significance The book in the grammatical tradition : development in content and methods Women's roles in the art of Arabic calligraphy Some illustrations in Islamic scientific manuscripts and their secrets A royal manuscript and its transformation : the life history of a book Faris Al-Shidyaq and the transition from scribal to print culture in the Middle East The book in the modern Arab world : the cases of Lebanon and Egypt Mass higher education and the religious imagination in contemporary Arab societies The book in the Islamic world : a selective bibliography Muhsin Mahdi -- Jacques Berque -- Franz Rosenthal -- Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Annemarie Schimmel -- Wadad al-Qadi -- Ranzi Baalbaki -- Salah al-Din al-Munajjid -- David A. King -- Priscilla P. Soucek and Filiz Cagman -- Geoffrey Roper -- George N. Atiyeh -- Dale F. Eickelman -- Michael W. Albin.
9780791424735 9780791424742
94029487
Books--History--Middle East--Congresses.
Manuscripts--Islamic countries--Congresses.
Printing--History--Middle East--Congresses.
Z8 Z8.A872.B665 1995