The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Technical Terms and Bibliography - Supplement

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BRILL, Apr 9, 2008 - Social Science - 304 pages
The present work supplements the original volume of The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (AMT), both its glossary of technical terms and bibliography. It includes new entries of technical terms, additional definitions of, and/or citations for, the entries already found in AMT, and recent publications on various aspects of Arabic manuscript studies.
 

Contents

Abbreviations
87
2 Technical terms in the glossary
103
BIBLIOGRAPHY
105
I GENERAL AND INTRODUCTORY STUDIES
107
4 General studies and surveys
108
5 Selected studies of one or more manuscripts
110
6 Manuscript production and culture wiräqah
112
7 Libraries
113
VI ARABIC ALPHABET SCRIPTS AND PALAEOGRAPHY
128
2 Studies
129
VII THE ARTS OF THE BOOK
131
2 Calligraphy
133
3 Ornament and painted decoration
144
4 Painted illustration
145
5 Decorated paper marbled paper etc
148
VIII QURANIC MANUSCRIPTS
150

8 History of manuscripts ownership statements seal impressions waqfstatements etc
114
9 Popular culture in manuscripts
115
11 Terminology
116
II WRITING SURFACES MATERIALS AND IMPLEMENTS
117
3 Parchment
118
5 Inks inkwells pens and other writing accessories
120
III TEXTBLOCK QUIRES SIGNATURES AND FOLIATION
121
2 Page layout mise en page
122
4 Dates dating and numerals
123
5 Abbreviations
124
7 Transcription corrections and etiquette
125
2 Transmission of individual works
127
3 Early Qurans and fragments
151
4 Later Qurans
154
5 Facsimile editions and CDROMs
158
IX TEXTUAL CRITICISM AND EDITING
159
X CATALOGUING
161
XI PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
162
XII CATALOGUES OF MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTIONS ETC
163
3 Bibliographies and biobibliographies of the Arabic heritage
165
4 Descriptions of collections and catalogues
166
5 Catalogues of edited manuscripts
168
Index of Works Cited AMT and Supplement
169
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