The Arabic and Turkish Manuscripts in the Newberry Library, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Library, Newberry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332101526 ISBN 13 : 9781332101528

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Rare Qur'anic and legal manuscripts explored in full detail A scholarly catalog offers richly described pieces from the Arabic and Turkish manuscript tradition, with notes on scripts, bindings, dates, and provenance.

The book assembles catalog entries from the Newberry Library collection, including Qur'ans written in delicate naskhi or Maghribi hands, illuminated page decorations, and multiple binding styles. It also features legal and scholarly works, glosses, and introductory notes that help identify manuscripts and their historical context. The descriptions emphasize size, writing surface, and evidence of collection history, such as accession numbers and provenance.

• Handwritten Qur'ans and devotional works with gold rulings, colored inks, and ornate bindings


• Detailed cataloging data: page size, surface area, binding type, and accession numbers


• Notes on colophons, scribes, dates, and place of transcription


• Contextual notes linking manuscripts to collections like the Henry Probasco Collection

Ideal for readers of manuscript culture, cataloging, and illuminated Arabic and Turkish texts, or anyone researching historical bookbinding and script styles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332101526
• ISBN 13: 9781332101528
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 28
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