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UNINA9910797201203321 |
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Scheper Karin |
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Titolo |
The technique of Islamic bookbinding : methods, materials and regional varieties / / Karin Scheper |
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Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (440 pages) |
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Islamic Manuscripts and Books, , 1877-9964 ; ; Volume 8 |
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Islamic bookbinding - History |
Manuscripts, Arabic - Netherlands - Leiden |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface to the Second Revised Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Materiality Matters -- The Anatomy of the Islamic Manuscript -- A Comparative Study of the Historic Sources and Recent Literature on the Making of Islamic Manuscripts -- Multiplicity within the Tradition -- Mapping the Variations in Time and Place -- Considerations and New Perspectives -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Corpus -- Example of a Record of the Database -- List of Manuscripts Used in Illustrations -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding is the first monograph dedicated to the technical development of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. Based on an assessment of the extensive oriental collections in the Leiden University Library, the various sewing techniques, constructions and the application of covering materials are described in great detail. A comparative analysis of the historic treatises on bookbinding provides further insight into the actual making of the Islamic book. In addition, it is demonstrated that variations in time and place can be established with the help of distinctive material characteristics. Karin Scheper’s work refutes the perception of Islamic bookbinding as a weak structure, which has generally but erroneously been typified as a case-binding. Instead, the author argues how diverse |
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methods were used to create sound structures, thus fundamentally challenging our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice. Karin Scheper has been awarded the De La Court Award 2016 by The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for her study of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world. |
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UNINA9910777560903321 |
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Autore |
Stone Linda <1947-> |
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A genetic and cultural odyssey [[electronic resource] ] : the life and work of L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza / / Linda Stone and Paul F. Lurquin |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, 2005 |
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1-282-79628-3 |
9786612796289 |
0-231-50858-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-216) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Science and Society, Genes and Culture -- Chapter 2. From Medicine to Bacterial Genetics (1943-1960) -- Chapter 3. The Shift to Human Populations (1952-1970) -- Chapter 4. Excursions into Human Culture (1970-) -- Chapter 5. Genes, Languages, and Human Prehistory (1970-) -- Chapter 6. On to DNA Polymorphisms and the Y Chromosome (1984-) -- Chapter 7. The Human Genome Diversity Project (1991- ) -- Chapter 8. The Legacy -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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Drawing links between genetic and cultural development, Cavalli-Sforza developed groundbreaking techniques to trace the evolution of Homo sapiens and the origins of human differentiation, in addition to his earlier work in bacterial genetics. He is also the founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project and continues to work as the principal |
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investigator at Stanford University's Human Population Genetics Laboratory. Based on extensive research and interviews with Cavalli-Sforza and his colleagues, this biography examines the scientist's life and his immense and occasionally controversial contributions to genetics, anthropology, and linguistics. |
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