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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Scheper, Karin, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Islamic manuscripts and books, 1877-9964 ; volume 8 Islamic manuscripts and books ; volume 8.
Subject:	Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. -- Bibliotheek. Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. -- Bibliotheek. Islamic bookbinding -- History. Manuscripts, Arabic -- Netherlands -- Leiden. Islamic bookbinding. Manuscripts, Arabic. Netherlands -- Leiden. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242167

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ISBN:	9789004291119 9004291113 9789004290921 9004290923
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding is the first monograph dedicated to the technical development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the extensive oriental collections in the Leiden University Library, the various sewing techniques, constructions and the application of covering materials are described in great detail. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight into the actual making of the Islamic book. In addition, it is demonstrated that variations in time and place can be established with the help of distinctive material characteristics. Karin Scheper's work refutes the current perception of Islamic bookbinding as a weak structure, which has generally but erroneously been typified as a case-binding. Instead, the author argues how diverse methods were used to create sound structures, thus fundamentally challenging our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice."--Publishers
Other form:	Print version: Scheper, Karin. Technique of Islamic bookbinding 9789004290921
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004291119.

Table of Contents:

Materiality matters
The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript
Comparative study of the historic sources and recent literature on the making of Islamic manuscripts
Multiplicity within the tradition
Mapping the variations in time and place
Considerations and new perspectives.