{"product_id":"the-technique-of-islamic-bookbinding-methods-materials-and-regional-varieties-second-revised-edition-9789004385481","title":"The Technique of Islamic Bookbinding: Methods, Materials and Regional Varieties. Second Revised Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.   Karin Scheper has been awarded the De La Court Award 2016 by The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for her study of the bookbinding tradition in the Islamic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition  Acknowledgements  Introduction    1 Materiality Matters A Detailed Sketch of the Current State of Knowledge and Outline of the Research   The Information Value of Binding Structures   The Present Situation of the Book Archaeology of Islamic Manuscripts   Obstacles in the Study of Islamic Bookmaking   Linking Physical Analysis, Catalogue Data, and Literature   Selection and Justification of the Corpus    2 The Anatomy of the Islamic Manuscript A Detailed Overview of the Different Methods of Construction   Vocabulary and Images as Tools   Techniques Used to Construct the Textblock   Covering and Board Attachment   A Problematic Term: Case-binding   Other Characteristics   Meaning and Validity of the Diversity    3 A Comparative Study of the Historic Sources and Recent Literature on the Making of Islamic Manuscripts   Historic Sources   Secondary Sources: Related Studies and General Reference Works   Founders of our Knowledge on the Use of Structure and Materials in Islamic Bookmaking   Structure as a Starting Point   Structure as a Side Issue   Structure as a Conservation Issue   The Sum of the Parts    4 Multiplicity within the Tradition  n Account of the Methodology and Quantitative Results of the Survey   Methodology   Survey Results—Quantitative Analysis    5 Mapping the Variations in Time and Place Datable and Localisable Features and a Further Interpretation of the Findings   Sewing   Spine-lining   Endbanding   Covering   Spine-endings   Interior Covering of the Boards   The Envelope and Fore-edge Flap   Miscellaneous Features   Southeast Asia as a Sub-category in the Islamic Tradition   Summary    6 Considerations and New Perspectives   Recapitulation   Development of the Tradition   Discussion   Conclusion    Appendices    1 Glossary    2 Corpus    3 Example of a Record of the Database    4 List of Manuscripts Used in Illustrations  Bibliography   Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210763264343,"sku":"9789004385481","price":156.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-technique-of-islamic-bookbinding-methods-materials-and-regional-varieties-second-revised-edition-9789004385481","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}