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The technique of Islamic bookbinding : methods, materials and regional varieties / by Karin Scheper

Author
Scheper, Karin
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
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1 online resource
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English.
Contents
Materiality matters -- The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript -- 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.
Summary
"The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding is the first monograph dedicated to the technical development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the extensive oriental collections in the Leiden University Library, the various sewing techniques, constructions and the application of covering materials are described in great detail. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight into the actual making of the Islamic book. In addition, it is demonstrated that variations in time and place can be established with the help of distinctive material characteristics. Karin Scheper's work refutes the current perception of Islamic bookbinding as a weak structure, which has generally but erroneously been typified as a case-binding. Instead, the author argues how diverse methods were used to create sound structures, thus fundamentally challenging our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice."--Publishers
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ISBN
9789004291119 (electronic bk.)
9004291113 (electronic bk.)
9789004290921
9004290923
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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