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The Müteferrika Press : Arabic Typography in an Ottoman Context.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sabev, Orlin.
- Series:
- Early Arabic Printing in the East ; v. 5
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (432 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.
- Summary:
- This book provides an overview of the activity and the output of the first Turkish press in the Ottoman Empire.Known as the Müteferrika Press, it was founded in Istanbul and was operated most actively from 1726 until 1747 when its founder Ibrahim Müteferrika passed away, though there were some printing efforts before this period and they.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Adoption of Printing in the Ottoman World
- 2 Setting up the Müteferrika Press
- 3 Müteferrika's Printed Books
- 4 Müteferrika's Art of Printing
- 5 Conclusions
- Addendum 1: Comprehensive Record of Müteferrika's Printed Works
- Addendum 2: Inventory of İbrahim Müteferrika's Assets Recorded on April 1, 1747 (Excerpts)
- Addendum 3: Tables
- Abbreviations of Archives and Collections Names
- Bibliography
- Figures
- Index of Names and Places.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9783111386621
- OCLC:
- 1513138836
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