The history of the book has overwhelmingly focused on Europe. But during the Middle Ages, a crucial period of its development, the book was far more popular among speakers of Arabic. Beatrice Gruendler corrects this scholarly oversight, exploring the material resources that underlay the rich world of Medieval Arabic letters.
The history of the book has overwhelmingly focused on Europe. But during the Middle Ages, a crucial period of its development, the book was far more p...