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Author:   Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   162
Weight:   0.442kg
ISBN:  

9789004387003

ISBN 10:   9004387005
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   11 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Figures Note to the Reader Introduction 1 The Legacy  1 The Classical Heritage  2 The Fatimid and Ayyubid Legacies 2 Mamluk Libraries  1 Patronage of the Mamluk Book  2 A Palace Library?  3 The Libraries of Religious Institutions  4 The Librarians in Religious Institutions 3 Private Libraries and Endowments 4 Book Circulation and Storage  1 Borrowing Practices  2 The Size of Libraries  3 The Size of Books  4 The Physical Setting 5 The Market  1 Location and Environment  2 Dealers and Publishers  3 Value, Prices, and Fees 6 The Mamluk Scribe: Background and Formation  1 Terminology and Definition  2 Writing and Copying  3 From Oral to Written Books and Back  4 Books from the Barracks 7 The Mamluk Master Calligraphers  1 The Art and Practice of Calligraphy  2 Teaching Writing and Calligraphy  3 The Social and Cultural Contexts  4 Calligraphers and Craftsmen  5 Calligraphers and the Aristocracy 8 The Chain of Mamluk Calligraphers  1 The Syrian School  2 The Egyptian School Epilogue Bibliography Index

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The Book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria is highly informative and makes use of all the available information, clearly a product of serious research and passion for the author's subject. It is also a product of love for the book itself and for bibliophiles, full with all sorts of interesting stories and remarks... - Sotiris S. Livas, in: Journal of Oriental and African Studies 28 (2019)

Author Information

Doris Behrens-Abouseif is Professor (emerita), SOAS, University of London. From 2000 to 2014 she held the Nasser D. Khalili Chair of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS. Her list of publications covers a wide range of subjects from the early period to the 19th century with focus on Egypt and Syria: history of Islamic architecture and urbanism, cultural history, concepts of aesthetics, material culture and the decorative arts.

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