Arabic manuscripts : a vademecum for readers /

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Author / Creator:Gacek, Adam.
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Description:xviii, 338 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East ancient Near East, 0169-9423 ; v. 98
Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 98. Bd.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7772887
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ISBN:9789004170360 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004170367 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:The main sequence is comprised of approximately 200 entries dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and paleography); includes appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, sūrah-headings, major reference works, and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.