The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding : Methods, Materials and Regional Varieties / Karin Scheper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheper, Karin.

Series:

Islamic Manuscripts and Books 8.

Islamic Manuscripts and Books ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Arabic.

Islamic bookbinding.

Netherlands--Leiden.

Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Bibliotheek.

Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages).

Edition:

Second revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

'The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding' explores the development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the collections in the University Library Leiden and focussing on construction, it covers in detail the various sewing techniques, board attachment structures, and the application of covering materials. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight in the actual making of the Islamic book. It becomes clear that the tradition is more varied than often thought, and that distinctive material characteristics can be indicative for production in a certain period or region. Karin Scheper further demonstrates how diverse methods were used to create sound structures, which fundamentally changes our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice.

Contents:

Materiality matters

The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript

A comparative study of the historic sources and recent literature on the making of Islamic manuscripts

Multiplicity within the tradition

Mapping the variations in time and place

Considerations and new perspectives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-38726-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004387263 DOI