Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum for ReadersArranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the ‘mysterious’ world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it. A companion volume to the recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), the vademecum comprises some 200 entries of varying lengths dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and palaeography). It is richly illustrated with specimens from manuscripts and expertly executed drawings. The main sequence is followed by a number of 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. |
Contents
Main Alphabetical Sequence AZ | 1 |
Works Cited and Abbreviations | 299 |
Nonspecific General Abbreviations Encountered in Arabic Manuscripts | 313 |
Major Arabic Letterforms Based on Mamluk and Ottoman Texts on Calligraphy | 318 |
Alphabetical Table of Quranic Suras | 321 |
Bibliographic Guide | 325 |
Describing the Manuscript | 333 |
MuslimChristian Calendar | 339 |
Major Historical Periods | 340 |
Major Muslim Dynasties | 341 |
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4/10th century Abbasid abbreviation abjad Abū Ahmad al-'Arabī al-Din al-kitāb alá Allāh Arabic manuscripts basmalah bindings bookbinding bookcover bookhand calligraphers chain lines codex codices codicology collation colophon coloured copy Dār dated decoration Déroche Déroche et al dots early Abbasid example flap Gacek glosses Hadith head-serif Hijāzī horizontal Ibn al-Bawwāb Ibn Muqlah ilá indicate Iran ISBN 90 Islamic isnād Kitāb known Kufic lām alif letterforms letters li-Llāh Maghrebi Mamluk manuscript age margin middle period Muhammad Muhammad bn muhaqqaq Muslim naskh naskh script nuskhah original Ottoman ownership statements palaeography paper papyrus parchment qalam quire Qur'an Scribal scribe script seriffed sheet tawqī textblock textual thuluth tradition Transcription Umayyad unpointed usually vertical vocalization watermarks word writing Yāqūt الا الله ان با بن به عبد على عليه عن قال لا ما محمد من ولا