Waiting for Müteferrika Glimpses on Ottoman Print Culture |
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| Author:
| Sabev, Orlin |
| Series title: | Ottoman and Turkish Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61811-618-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $119.00 |
Book Description:
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Sabev investigates the first Ottoman/Muslim printer Ibrahim Müteferrika and his printing activity in the first half of the 18th century. By focusing on Müteferrika's western-formed mind-set, the book analyzes the influence of his printing enterprise on the transition from scribal tradition to print culture in the Ottoman Turkish/Muslim milieu.
Sabev investigates the first Ottoman/Muslim printer Ibrahim Müteferrika and his printing activity in the first half of the 18th century. By focusing on Müteferrika's western-formed mind-set, the book analyzes the influence of his printing enterprise on the transition from scribal tradition to print culture in the Ottoman Turkish/Muslim milieu.