LEADER 02740oam 2200565I 450 001 9910495967403321 005 20230207213112.0 010 $a0-585-10564-2 010 $a0-520-91878-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520918788 035 $a(CKB)110989862155144 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000275360 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12078639 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275360 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10344231 035 $a(PQKB)11717960 035 $a(DE-B1597)647848 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520918788 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110989862155144 100 $a20160829d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWriting signs $ethe Fatimid public text /$fIrene A. Bierman 210 1$aBerkeley :$cUniversity of California Press$d[1998] 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-520-20802-1 311 0 $a0-520-20801-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aIrene Bierman explores the complex relationship between alphabet and language as well as the ways the two elements are socially defined by time and place. She focuses her exploration on the Eastern Mediterranean in the sixth through twelfth centuries, notably Cairo's Fatimid dynasty of 969-1171. Examining the inscriptions on Fatimid architecture and textiles, Bierman offers insight into all elements of that society, from religion to the economy, and the enormous changes the dynasty underwent during that period. Bierman addresses fundamental issues of what buildings mean, how inscriptions affect that meaning, and the role of written messages and the ceremonies into which they are incorporated in service of propagandist goals. Her method and conclusions provide a pioneering model for studying public writing in other societies and offer powerful evidence to show that writing is a highly charged and deeply embedded social practice. 606 $aWritten communication$zEgypt$xHistory 606 $aArabic language$xSocial aspects 606 $aFatimites$xLanguage 606 $aPhilology & Linguistics$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 615 0$aWritten communication$xHistory. 615 0$aArabic language$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aFatimites$xLanguage. 615 7$aPhilology & Linguistics 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 676 $a302.2/244/096209021 700 $aBierman$b Irene A.$0638214 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910495967403321 996 $aWriting signs$92867984 997 $aUNINA