The book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) : scribes, libraries and market /

The book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) : scribes, libraries and market /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Behrens-Abouseif, Doris, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts ; volume 162
Subject:	Books -- Egypt -- History -- 400-1450. Books -- Egypt -- History -- 1450-1600. Books -- Syria -- History -- 400-1450. Books -- Syria -- History -- 1450-1600. Libraries -- Egypt -- History -- 400-1400. Libraries -- Egypt -- History -- 1400-1600. Libraries -- Syria -- History -- 400-1400. Libraries -- Syria -- History -- 1400-1600. Scribes -- Egypt -- History. Scribes -- Syria -- History. Calligraphers -- Egypt -- History. Calligraphers -- Syria -- History. Books. Calligraphers. Libraries. Scribes. Egypt. Syria. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12484309

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ISBN:	9004387056 9789004387058 9789004387003
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	This book is the first to date to be dedicated to the circulation of the book as a commodity in the Mamluk sultanate. It discusses the impact of princely patronage on the production of books, the formation and management of libraries in religious institutions, their size and their physical setting. It documents the significance of private collections and their interaction with institutional libraries and the role of charitable endowments (waqf) in the life of libraries. The market as a venue of intellectual and commercial exchanges and a production centre is explored with references to prices and fees. The social and professional background of scribes and calligraphers occupies a major place in this study, which also documents the chain of master-calligraphers over the entire Mamluk period. For her study the author relies on biographical dictionaries, chronicles, waqf documents and manuscripts.
Other form:	Print version: Behrens-Abouseif, Doris. Book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517). Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018 9789004387003

Table of Contents:

The legacy
The classical heritage
The Fatimid and Ayyubid legacies
Mamluk libraries
Patronage of the Mamluk book
A palace library?
The libraries of religious institutions
The librarians in religious institutions
Private libraries and endowments
Book circulation and storage
Borrowing practices
The size of libraries
The size of books
The physical setting
The market
Location and environment
Dealers and publishers
Value, prices, and fees
The Mamluk scribe : background and formation
Terminology and definition
Writing and copying
From oral to written books and back
Books from the barracks
The Mamluk master calligraphers
The art and practice of calligraphy
Teaching writing and calligraphy
The social and cultural contexts
Calligraphers and craftsmen
Calligraphers and the aristocracy
The chain of Mamluk calligraphers
The Syrian school
The Egyptian school.