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The technique of Islamic bookbinding: methods, materials and regional varieties

The technique of Islamic bookbinding: methods, materials and regional varieties
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ISBN 9789004290921 (hbk.)
Author Scheper, Karin
Title The technique of Islamic bookbinding : methods, materials and regional varieties / by Karin Scheper
Publisher Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2015
Physical desc. xi, 428 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Series Islamic manuscripts and books 8
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-423) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Pt. 1: Materiality matters: a detailed sketch of the current state of knowledge and outline of the research. The information value of binding structures -- Present situation of the book archaeology of Islamic manuscripts -- Obstacles in the study of Islamic book making -- Linking physical analysis, catalogue data and literature -- Selection and justification of the corpus -- Pt. 2: The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript: a detailed overview of the different methods of construction. Vocabulary and images as tools -- Techniques used to construct the textblock -- Covering and board attachment -- A problematic term: case-binding -- Other characteristics -- Meaning and validity of the diversity -- Pt. 3: Comparative study of the historic sources and recent literature on the making of Islamic manuscripts. Historic sources -- Secondary sources: related studies and general reference -- Works -- Founders of our knowledge on the use of structure and materials in Islamic bookmaking -- Structure as a starting point -- Structure as a side issue -- Structure as a conservation issue -- The sum of the parts -- Pt. 4: Multiplicity within the tradition: account of the methodology and quantitative results of the survey. Methodology -- Survey results--quantitative analysis -- Pt. 5: Mapping the variations in time and place: datable and localisable features and a further interpretation of the findings. Sewing -- Spine-lining -- Endbanding -- Covering -- Spine-endings -- Interior covering of the boards -- The envelope and fore-edge flap -- Miscellaneous features -- Southeast Asia as a sub-category in the Islamic tradition -- Summary -- Pt. 5: Considerations and new perspectives. Recapitulation -- Development of the tradition -- Discussion -- Conclusion.
Corporate name Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden -- Bibliotheek
Subject Islamic bookbinding -- History
Islamic bookbinding -- Technique
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Netherlands -- Leiden
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