The Trans-Saharan Book Trade Manuscript Culture, Arabic Literacy and Intellectual History in Muslim Africa |
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| Volume Editor:
| Krätli, Graziano
Lydon, Ghislaine
Krätli, Graziano |
| Series title: | Library of the Written Word / Library of the Written Word - the Manuscript World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-18742-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $164.00 |
Book Description:
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Concerned with the history of scholarly production, book markets and trans-Saharan exchanges in Muslim African (primarily western and northern Africa), as well as the creation of manuscript libraries, this book consists of a collection of twelve essays that examine these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Concerned with the history of scholarly production, book markets and trans-Saharan exchanges in Muslim African (primarily western and northern Africa), as well as the creation of manuscript libraries, this book consists of a collection of twelve essays that examine these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.