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040			_aPMNP _beng _cKutubkhanah Diraja
082			_a686.3
100			_93513 _aScheper, Karin
245			_aThe Technique of Islamic Bookbinding: _bMethods, Materials and Regional Varieties
260			_aLeiden _bBRILL _c2019
300			_a442 _c‎ 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.4 inches
520			_aThe 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 methods were used to create sound structures, thus fundamentally challenging our understanding of the Islamic bookbinding practice.
650		0	_9794 _aBookbinding
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