The Arabic Book

Johannes Pedersen, Geoffrey French (Translator)

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Author
Johannes Pedersen, Geoffrey French (Translator)
Publish Date
1984-03-21
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
228
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691065640
ISBN-13
9780691065649
citemno
273969
Edition
First Edition
SKU
9780691065649

Description

This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society.

Originally published in 1984.

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