Arabic manuscripts a vademecum for readers / [electronic resource] :
by Adam Gacek.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
- xviii, 338 p. : ill. (some col.).
- Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East ancient Near East, v. 98 0169-9423 ; .
- Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 98. Bd. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The main sequence is comprised of approximately 200 entries dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and paleography); includes appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, sūrah-headings, major reference works, and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Manuscripts, Arabic--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Paleography, Arabic--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Codicology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.