The technique of Islamic bookbinding : methods, materials and regional varieties /
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| Author / Creator: | Scheper, Karin, author. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2015] |
| Description: | xi, 428 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic manuscripts and books, 1877-9964 ; volume 8 Islamic manuscripts and books ; v. 8. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10163336 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 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 Malting
- Linking Physical Analysis, Catalogue Data and Literature
- Selection and Justification of the Corpus
- 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
- 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
- 4. Multiplicity within the Tradition: Account of the Methodology and Quantitative Results of the Survey
- Methodology
- Survey Results-Quantitative Analysis
- 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-en dings
- Interior Covering of the Boards
- The Envelope and Fore-edge Flap
- Miscellaneous Features
- Southeast Asia as a Sub-category in the Islamic Tradition
- Summary
- 6. Considerations and New Perspectives
- Recapitulation
- Development of the Tradition
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- 1. Glossary
- 2. Corpus
- 3. Example of a Record of the Database
- 4. List of Manuscripts Used in Illustrations
- Bibliography
- Index
