Paper before print : the history and impact of paper in the Islamic world / Jonathan M. Bloom.
| Author/creator | Bloom, Jonathan |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xiii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. The invention of paper -- Clay tablets and papyrus rolls -- Wooden tablets and parchment codices -- Bamboo strips and silk cloth -- The invention of paper -- The diffusion of paper -- The introduction of paper in the Islamic lands -- 2. The spread of papermaking across the Islamic lands -- Iraq -- Syria -- Iran and Central Asia -- Egypt -- The Maghrib (North Africa and Spain) -- 3. Paper and books -- The Koran and oral culture -- Written Arabic -- An explosion of books -- Collections and libraries -- A culture of writing -- ch. 4. Paper and systems of notation -- Mathematics -- Commerce -- Cartography -- Music, genealogy, and battle plans -- 5. Paper and the visual arts -- Before the thirteenth century -- From the thirteenth century -- 6. The transfer of paper and papermaking to Christian Europe -- Byzantium -- spain -- Italy -- Europe North of the Alps -- 7. Paper after print. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2001001526 |
| ISBN | 0300089554 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TS1091 .B56 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |