| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 338 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
| Series |
Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East ancient Near East,
0169-9423 ;
v. 98
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Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 98. Bd.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The main sequence is comprised of approximately 200 entries dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and paleography); includes appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, såurah-headings, major reference works, and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Transliteration Table; Note on Transcriptions; Illustrations and Credits; Main Alphabetical Sequence (A-Z); Works Cited and Abbreviations; Appendix I: Non-specific (General) Abbreviations Encountered in Arabic Manuscripts; Appendix II: Major Arabic Letterforms Based on Mamluk and Ottoman Texts on Calligraphy; Appendix III: Alphabetical Table of Qur'anic Suras; Appendix IV: Bibliographic Guide; Appendix V: Describing the Manuscript; Chart 1: Muslim-Christian Calendar; Chart 2: Major Historical Periods; Chart 3: Major Muslim Dynasties. |
| Access |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Manuscripts, Arabic -- History -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Manuscripts, Arabic. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Paleography, Arabic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Paleography, Arabic. |
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Codicology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Codicology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gacek, Adam. Arabic manuscripts. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 (DLC) 2009010953 |
| ISBN |
9004170367 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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9789004170360 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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9789047443032 (electronic book) |
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9047443039 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004170360.i-350 |
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