The book in the Islamic world: the written word and communication in the Middle East/

Other Authors: Atiyeh, George N,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany ; [Washington, D.C.]: State University of New York Press: Library of Congress, c1995
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245 1 4 |a The book in the Islamic world:   |b the written word and communication in the Middle East/  |c edited by George N. Atiyeh 
260 |a Albany ;  |b State University of New York Press:  |c c1995  |a [Washington, D.C.]:  |b Library of Congress, 
300 |a xviii, 305 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
500 |a Consists of papers presented at a conference held November 8-9, 1990 at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p.274-281)and index. 
505 1 |a From the manuscript age to the age of printed books / Muhsin Mahdi -- The Koranic text : from revelation to compilation / Jacques Berque -- "Of making many books there is no end" : the classical Muslim view / Franz Rosenthal -- Oral transmission and the book in Islamic education / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- The book of life-metaphors connected with the book in Islamic literatures / Annemarie Schimmel -- Biographical dictionaries : inner structure and cultural significance / Wadad al-Qaςdi -- The book in the grammatical tradition : development in content and methods / Ranzi Baalbaki -- Women's roles in the art of Arabic calligraphy / Salah al-Din al-Munajjid -- Some illustrations in Islamic scientific manuscripts and their secrets / David A. King -- A royal manuscript and its transformation : the life history of a book / Priscilla P. Soucek and Filiz πCaζgman -- Faris Al-Shidyaq and the transition from scribal to print culture in the Middle East / Geoffrey Roper -- The book in the modern Arab world : the cases of Lebanon and Egypt / George N. Atiyeh -- Mass higher education and the religious imagination in contemporary Arab societies / Dale F. Eickelman -- The book in the Islamic world : a selective bibliography / Michael W. Albin 
650 0 |a Books  |x History  |z Middle East  |x Congresses 
650 0 |a Manuscripts  |x Congresses  |z Islamic countries 
650 0 |a Printing  |x History  |z Middle East  |x Congresses 
651 0 |a Middle East  |x Intellectual life 
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