Medieval Damascus: Plurality and Diversity in an Arabic Library: The Ashrafiya Library Catalogue

ISBN-13: 9781474426398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 512 str.

Konrad Hirschler

Opis

This book discusses the largest and earliest medieval library of the Middle East for which we have documentation the Ashrafiya library in the very centre of Damascus and edits its catalogue.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Making and Unmaking of a Medieval Library; 2. Organising the Library: The Books on the Shelves; 3. Plurality and Diversity: The Profile of a Medieval Library; 4. The Ashrafiya Catalogue: Translation and Title Identification; 5. The Ashrafiya Catalogue: Edition; Bibliography; Index; Maps, tables and figures; Plates.