[PDF] Arabic Manuscripts eBook

Author : Adam Gacek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9047400844

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Covering the entire spectrum of Arabic manuscripts, and especially the handwritten book, this book consists of a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography. The technical terms, collected from a variety of sources, embrace a vast range of topics dealing with the making and reading (studying) of Arabic manuscripts. They include: the Arabic scripts, penmanship, writing materials and implements, the make-up of the codex, copying and correction, decoration and bookbinding. A similar coverage is reflected in the bibliography. In view of the fact that, as yet, there is no concise monograph on Arabic manuscripts in the English language, this book is an important contribution to this field. And, since Arabic manuscripts represent an enormous resource for research, this work is an indispensable reference for all students of Islamic civilization.

Author : Adam Gacek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004170367

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Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept and richly illustrated, the present vademecum deals with various aspects of Arabic manuscript studies. A companion volume to my recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), this work constitutes an indispensible aid to students and researchers.

Author : Kinga Dévényi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9004306935

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The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ‒ established in 1826 ‒ houses many small and still hidden collections. One of these, the most comprehensive Hungarian collection of Arabic manuscripts, is brought to light by the present catalogue. These codices are described for the first time in a detailed and systematic way. A substantial part of the manuscripts is either dated to or preserved from the 150 year period of Ottoman occupation in Hungary. The highlights of the collection are from the Mamluk era, and the manuscripts as a whole present a clear picture of the curriculum of Islamic education. The descriptions also give an overview of the many additional Turkish and Persian texts thereby adding to our knowledge about the history of these volumes.

Author : Adam Gacek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9047443039

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Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept and richly illustrated, the present vademecum deals with various aspects of Arabic manuscript studies. A companion volume to my recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), this work constitutes an indispensible aid to students and researchers.

Author : I.Y. Kratchkovsky
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9004321357

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I.Y. Kratchkovsky (Ignatii Iul'ianovich Krachkovskii) was an iconic scholar, and Among Arabic Manuscripts, Memories of Libraries and Men gives us a good indication of what made him so outstanding. Hugely influential in its time, especially in Eastern Europe, it inspired several now-noted Arabists to start their studies in this field. It is beautifully written and, with the rising relevance of Arab-Russian relations has new historical importance. A memoir of a life in Orientalism, this autobiographic text is the result of strong will and endurance, and of total dedication to Arabic literature and language. It tells of Kratchkovsky's enormous achievements in the field, in a very personal manner and in an easily accessible form. The present publication is the English translation of the first 1953 Brill edition, accomplished by Tatiana Minorsky (d. 1987), with a new introduction by Michael Kemper.

Author : Eleazar Birnbaum
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 32,97 MB
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9004389679

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Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in the Birnbaum Collection, Toronto contains many early copies, some from the 6th A.H. /12thh C.E. century onwards. While descriptions are arranged by subject, author and title indexes are provided, as well as photographs of pages of some notable manuscripts.

Author : Titus Nemeth
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 40,70 MB
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9004349308

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Arabic is the third most widely used script in the world, and gave rise to one of the richest manuscript cultures of mankind. Its representation in type has engaged printers, engineers, businesses and designers since the 16th century, and today most digital devices render Arabic type. Yet the evolution of the printed form of Arabic, and its development from metal to pixels, has not been charted before. Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age provides the first comprehensive account of this history using previously undocumented archival sources. In this richly illustrated volume, Titus Nemeth narrates the evolution of Arabic type under the influence of changing technologies from the perspective of a practitioner, combining historical research with applied design considerations.

Author : Florian Sobieroj
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 47,3 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110460009

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In Arabic and Islamic studies, the subject of variance in general and that of textual variation in particular has not been investigated exhaustively so far. In the present book the variation in texts of the “closed transmission” will be studied, focusing on a small corpus of didactic and model poems, with a view to establishing what degree of text stability and change was allowed by the medium manuscript. Categories of variance (relating to work-titles, text, number of verses and their sequence, page-layout, context) and the means of controlling them in the manuscripts of the poems are identified and detailed descriptions of the copies are given. The monograph also includes a presentation of some major traits of the cultural background to the study of Arabic didactic poetry and of its dissemination in which memorization has played a crucial role. The intended readers,editors and other users of manuscripts, are helped to acquaint themselves with the methods employed in the manuscripts to control variation and they are given an overview of the large spectrum of Arabic didactic poetry and of its place in the traditional culture of learning in Islamicate societies.