Series | Studi di archivistica, bibliografia, paleografia
Edited book | La legatura dei libri antichi
Chapter | Understanding Manuscript Structures and Bindings from the Islamic Lands
Understanding Manuscript Structures and Bindings from the Islamic Lands
Examination, Exchange and, Eventually, Progress
Abstract
The Leiden collection contains nearly 7,000 Arabic manuscripts that originate from all parts of the Islamic world. The autopsy of hundreds of original manuscript structures and bindings was possible because many of the books were never much interfered with. After laying the foundation of the technical aspects of the Islamic bookbinding tradition, the focus of my study turned to more regional aspects. A sub-survey of manuscripts from Yemen – undertaken in the context of a digitisation project – illustrates how much can still be learned from previously examined items when they are re-examined in a more condensed and dedicated study.
Submitted: March 25, 2024 | Accepted: May 2, 2024 | Published Oct. 29, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Codicology • Islamic world • Unsupported link-stitch • Gold dust • Bock-stamped leather doublures • Yemen • Arabic manuscripts • Indonesian manuscripts • Mica
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