Manuscript and Print in the Islamic Tradition.

This volume explores and calls into question certain commonly held assumptions about the nature of writing and technological advancement in the Islamic tradition. In particular, it challenges the idea that mechanical print naturally and inevitably displaces handwritten texts as well as the notion th...

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Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Reese, Scott (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022.
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures 26
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume explores and calls into question certain commonly held assumptions about the nature of writing and technological advancement in the Islamic tradition. In particular, it challenges the idea that mechanical print naturally and inevitably displaces handwritten texts as well as the notion that the so-called transition from manuscript to print is unidirectional.
Physical Description:1 online resource (374 pages).
ISBN:9783110776034
3110776030
9783110776485
3110776480
9783110776614
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