Muhammad Isa Waley, with contributions from François Déroche Article contents:The study of decoration: ends and meansManuscript decoration and its importance in codicologyThe scope of the present chapterSources: extent a...
François Déroche, with contributions by Annie Berthier, Marie-Geneviève Guesdon, Bernard Guineau, Francis Richard, Annie Vernay-Nouri, Jean Vezin, Muhammad Isa Waley Article contents:Theoretical approachThe field of...
François Déroche, with contributions by Annie Berthier, Marie-Geneviève Guesdon, Bernard Guineau, Francis Richard, Annie Vernay-Nouri, Jean Vezin, Muhammad Isa Waley Article contents:Basic conceptsTypes of quiresAno...
François Déroche, with contributions by Annie Berthier, Marie-Geneviève Guesdon, Bernard Guineau, Francis Richard, Annie Vernay-Nouri, Jean Vezin, Muhammad Isa Waley Article contents:The aims and methods of palaeogr...
François Déroche, with contributions by Annie Berthier, Marie-Geneviève Guesdon, Bernard Guineau, Francis Richard, Annie Vernay-Nouri, Jean Vezin, Muhammad Isa Waley Article contents:Basic principlesMaterials and techniq...
Iraj Afshār Article contents:TerminologyMethods of paper manufactureThe colour of paperVarieties of paperMiscellaneous points The most important studies in European languages on the history and manufacture of paper (kāgh...
Ibrahim Chabbouh Article contents:Al-MARRĀKUSHĪ'S AL-AZHĀR FĪ ‘AMAL AL-AḤBĀRAL-QALALŪSĪ'S TUḤAF AL-KHAWĀṢṢThe uses of each type of ink Despite its brevity, the book ‘Umdat al-kuttāb wa-‘uddat dhawīal-albāb,[1] ...
Geoffrey Khan Article contents:Extant Arabic PapyriPublished papyriThe papyrus roll and its manufacture For 4,000 years the main type of writing material used in Egypt was papyrus. This was usually referred to in Arabic ...
Ibrahim Chabbouh During a long association with Islamic Arabic manuscripts, both text and materials, two things have attracted my attention: The breadth of Islamic culture as expressed in the Arabic script, its variety o...
Geoffrey Khan For 4,000 years the main type of writing material used in Egypt was papyrus. This was usually referred to in Arabic as qirṭās, which was derived from the Greek khartës via the Aramaic qarṭīs.[1] Papyrus was...