The Arabic manuscript tradition : a glossary of technical terms and bibliography--supplement / by Adam Gacek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gacek, Adam.

Series:

Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; Erste Abteilung, 95. Bd.

Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, The near and Middle East ; v. 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Arabic--History--Bibliography.

Manuscripts, Arabic.

Codicology--Dictionaries.

Codicology.

Arabic language--Dictionaries--English.

Arabic language.

Paleography, Arabic--Bibliography.

Paleography, Arabic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present work supplements the original volume of The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (AMT), both its glossary of technical terms and bibliography. It includes new entries of technical terms, additional definitions of, and/or citations for, the entries already found in AMT, and recent publications on various aspects of Arabic manuscript studies arranged by subject. Among additional features there are illustrations of various Arabic letterforms and an alphabetical index of all works cited in both AMT and its supplement.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Gacek

Glossary / A. Gacek

Abbreviations / A. Gacek

I. General And Introductory Studies / A. Gacek

II. Writing Surfaces, Materials And Implements / A. Gacek

III. Textblock (Quires, Signatures And Foliation) / A. Gacek

IV. The Text, Its Composition And Arrangement / A. Gacek

V. Transmission Of Knowledge / A. Gacek

VI. Arabic Alphabet, Scripts And Palaeography / A. Gacek

VII. The Arts Of The Book / A. Gacek

VIII. Qur’Anic Manuscripts / A. Gacek

IX. Textual Criticism And Editing / A. Gacek

X. Cataloguing / A. Gacek

XI. Preservation And Conservation / A. Gacek

XII. Catalogues Of Manuscripts, Collections, Etc. / A. Gacek

Index Of Works Cited (Amt And Supplement) / A. Gacek.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39814-8

9786612398148

90-474-3299-1

OCLC:

606913469

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004165403.i-304 DOI