World Survey of Islamic Manuscripts: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation (Publication, No 10) [Hardcover]

Geoffrey Roper (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1873992033 | ISBN-13: 978-1873992036 | Publication Date: November 1994

This text provides a collective bibliographical work, bringing together the work of manuscript scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, from all parts of the world, with the aim of enhancing knowledge of the written heritage of the Islamic civilization. The Al-Furqan Survey seeks to fill the gaps left by previous bibliographies and similar works, and at the same time to bring together and update most of the information contained in them. It offers a guide to collections of Islamic manuscripts, details of access to these collections and their holdings, and information about particularly significant manuscripts which they contain. This volume contains surveys on the following countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, China, the Comoro Islands, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq (Part II), Libya, Mauritania and the Philippines, plus additional material on Indonesia and Nigeria.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 716 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1873992033
• ISBN-13: 978-1873992036
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
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