The Qur'an and its handwritten transmission: current researches

Uittreksel

"Qur'an manuscripts are a growing field of research: art historians, specialists of the text, historians of the Muslim communities through the ages and the areas are exploring new avenues which are illustrated in this book. From the Western part of the Islamicate world to India, from the early decades of Islam to the fifteenth century, from the glamorous Blue Qur'an to the modest copies circulating in sixteenth-century Spain, the authors of the various papers draw the attention to the many ways"-- Provided by publisher.