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Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture. Owning Books and Preserving Documents in Medieval Jerusalem : The Library of Burhan al-Din /

Explores the only known private book collection from medieval Jerusalem Translates, edits and discusses the most important Arabic medieval book list for Jerusalem - the largest known dataset on book pricesRethinks the notion of archival and documentary practices in the Mamluk period Provides a new a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Aljoumani, Said (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]
Colección:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Argument and Historiographical Setting: Books, Documents and Social Practice
  • Part I The Narrative
  • 1 Making a Living in Endowments
  • 2 Beyond Endowment
  • 3 Archival Practices and Pragmatic Literacy
  • 4 Lists and Inventories: The Sale Booklet's Documentary Logic
  • 5 The Making and Unmaking of a Prestige Library
  • 6 Book Prices
  • Looking Beyond Jerusalem: The Dynamics of the Written Word and its Materiality
  • Part II The Documents
  • 7 Analysis and Edition of the Sale Booklet
  • 8 Analysis and Edition of the Documentary Network around the Sale Booklet
  • Appendix 1 Overview of Documents Linked to Burhān al-Dīn's Life and Estate
  • Appendix 2 Edition of Sixteen Documents Linked to Burhān al-Dīn's Life and Estate
  • Appendix 3 List of Edited Ḥaram al-sharīf Documents
  • Bibliography
  • General Index
  • Index of Authors in Burhān al-Dīn's Library
  • Index of Book Titles in Burhān al-Dīn's Library
  • Index of Buyers in the Auction of Burhān al-Dīn's Estate
  • Index of Subjects in Burhān al-Dīn's Library
  • Index of Objects Other than Books in Burhān al-Dīn's Estate
  • Index of Ḥaram al-sharīf Documents