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Paper before print : the history and impact of paper in the Islamic world / Jonathan M. Bloom.
LIBRA - Special TS1091 .B56 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bloom, Jonathan (Jonathan M.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paper--Middle East--History.
- Paper.
- History.
- Middle East.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- This engaging book presents a new chapter in paper's history: how its use in Islamic lands during the Middle Ages influenced almost every aspect of medieval life. The text and illustrations (of papermaking techniques and the many uses to which paper was put) give new luster and importance to a now-humble material. 100+ illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300089554
- OCLC:
- 46472021
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