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It all began with 'read' unfolding the Arabs' history : highlights from the Heritage Library collection Library collection

It all began with 'read' unfolding the Arabs' history : highlights from the Heritage Library collection Library collection
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ISBN 9789927131011 (hardcover)
Corporate Author Dār al-Kutub al-Qaṭarīyah
Title It all began with 'read' : unfolding the Arabs' history : highlights from the Heritage Library collection Library collection
Publisher Doha : Qatar National Library, 2018
Physical desc. 358 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour); maps (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm.
Note At head of title: 'Qatar National Library's inaugural exhibtion' [sic].
Published to coincide with the opening ceremony of the Qatar National Library, Doha, on 16 April 2018.
Gift of the Qatar Foundation.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Exhibition sections. The libraries of Qatar's forefathers -- The tale of the pen - The way of the book -- The sacred journey -- Eureka moments of the past -- Language and literature -- Women of the East -- Mapping the world -- Setting sail -- Traveling east -- Through the lens -- Qatar's place in time.
Corporate name Dār al-Kutub al-Qaṭarīyah -- Exhibitions
Subject Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Exhibitions
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Qatar -- Exhibitions
Rare books -- Qatar -- Exhibitions
Early maps -- Qatar -- Exhibitions
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Qatar -- Exhibitions
Photographs -- Middle East -- Exhibitions
Added name(s) - Corporate Qatar Foundation
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10014799 708.95363 QAT
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