TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karin Scheper
TI  - The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding: Methods, Materials and Regional Varieties
T2  - Islamic Manuscripts and Books
SN  - 9789004385481
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Leiden University
KW  - Library
KW  - Islamic bookbinding
KW  - History
KW  - Medieval manuscripts
KW  - Islamic Empire
KW  - Arabic manuscripts
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - Leiden
KW  - Technique
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Materiality matters -- The anatomy of the Islamic manuscript -- A comparative study of the historic sources and recent literature on the making of Islamic manuscripts -- Multiplicity within the tradition -- Mapping the variations in time and place -- Considerations and new perspectives
N2  - 'The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding' explores the development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the collections in the University Library Leiden and focussing on construction, it covers in detail the various sewing techniques, board attachment structures, and the application of covering materials. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight in the actual making of the Islamic book. It becomes clear that the tradition is more varied than often thought, and that distinctive material characteristics can be indicative for production in a certain period or region. Karin Scheper further demonstrates how diverse methods were used to create sound structures, which fundamentally changes our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice
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