The Resource The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : a Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices, Konrad Hirschler
The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : a Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices, Konrad Hirschler
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- Summary
- The Middle East was one of the most literate civilizations during the high and late medieval period and home to bustling book markets, voluminous libraries and sophisticated book production. After the 'paper revolution' of the 9th and 10th centuries the number of books and the availability of the written word increased dramatically. In the scholarly world the written word played an increasingly prominent role and reading was taken up by wider sections of the population. This book discusses the history of reading in the high and late medieval period in the Middle East in depth. It offers a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the period, exploring the key themes of literacy/orality/aurality, the teaching of reading skills in schools, and the accessibility and profile of libraries, as well as popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. This much-needed overview of the history of reading places the emphasis on the combination of cultural and social history and provides a depth of historical insight to the gradual development of reading practices over the centuries. On the basis of documentary sources and medieval illustrations the book shows in what ways new groups in the Arabic speaking lands, especially craftsmen and traders, started to read and to participate in the written culture between the 12th and the 15th centuries. With this book the late and high medieval periods of Middle Eastern history are finally brought into the burgeoning field of the history of reading.--provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
-
- Reading and writerly culture
- A city is reading : popular and scholarly reading sessions
- Learning to read : popularisation and the written word in children's schools
- Local endowed libraries and their readers
- Popular reading practices
- Isbn
- 9780748654215
- Label
- The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : a Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices
- Title
- The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands
- Title remainder
- a Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices
- Statement of responsibility
- Konrad Hirschler
- Subject
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- Arab countries
- Arabische Staaten
- Arabische Staaten
- Arabländerna
- Books and reading
- Books and reading -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500
- Buch
- Böcker och läsning -- historia
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading
- Lesekultur
- Lesen
- Schriftliche Kommunikation
- To 1500
- Written communication
- Written communication -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500
- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Middle East was one of the most literate civilizations during the high and late medieval period and home to bustling book markets, voluminous libraries and sophisticated book production. After the 'paper revolution' of the 9th and 10th centuries the number of books and the availability of the written word increased dramatically. In the scholarly world the written word played an increasingly prominent role and reading was taken up by wider sections of the population. This book discusses the history of reading in the high and late medieval period in the Middle East in depth. It offers a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the period, exploring the key themes of literacy/orality/aurality, the teaching of reading skills in schools, and the accessibility and profile of libraries, as well as popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. This much-needed overview of the history of reading places the emphasis on the combination of cultural and social history and provides a depth of historical insight to the gradual development of reading practices over the centuries. On the basis of documentary sources and medieval illustrations the book shows in what ways new groups in the Arabic speaking lands, especially craftsmen and traders, started to read and to participate in the written culture between the 12th and the 15th centuries. With this book the late and high medieval periods of Middle Eastern history are finally brought into the burgeoning field of the history of reading.--provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hirschler, Konrad
- Dewey number
- 028.909174927
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- P211.3.A65
- LC item number
- H57 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Written communication
- Books and reading
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Books and reading
- Written communication
- Arab countries
- Lesekultur
- Schriftliche Kommunikation
- Arabische Staaten
- Buch
- Lesen
- Arabische Staaten
- Böcker och läsning
- Arabländerna
- Label
- The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : a Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices, Konrad Hirschler
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-227) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Reading and writerly culture -- A city is reading : popular and scholarly reading sessions -- Learning to read : popularisation and the written word in children's schools -- Local endowed libraries and their readers -- Popular reading practices
- Control code
- 795707220
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780748654215
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)795707220
- Label
- The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands : a Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices, Konrad Hirschler
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-227) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Reading and writerly culture -- A city is reading : popular and scholarly reading sessions -- Learning to read : popularisation and the written word in children's schools -- Local endowed libraries and their readers -- Popular reading practices
- Control code
- 795707220
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780748654215
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)795707220
Subject
- Arab countries
- Arabische Staaten
- Arabische Staaten
- Arabländerna
- Books and reading
- Books and reading -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500
- Buch
- Böcker och läsning -- historia
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading
- Lesekultur
- Lesen
- Schriftliche Kommunikation
- To 1500
- Written communication
- Written communication -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500
- History
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