
- 228 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The Arabic Book
About this book
This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society.
Originally published in 1984.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1. Writing and Books in Arabia before Islam
- 2. The Qur'ān and Arabic Literature
- 3. Composition and Transmission of Books
- 4. Scribes and Booksellers
- 5. Writing Materials
- 6. Arabic Script; Calligraphers
- 7. Book Painting
- 8. Bookbinding
- 9. Libraries
- 10. Printed Books
- Bibliography
- Index