1. The invention of paper -- Clay tablets and papyrus rolls -- Wooden tablets and parchment codices -- Bamboo strips and silk cloth -- The... Show more1. 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. Jonathan M. Bloom. Main Heritage Compact General TS1091 .B56 2001 Reference Item-ID: i21588971 BIB-ID: 1835996 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
by Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.4 Item-ID: i20235860 BIB-ID:... Show moreby Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.4 Item-ID: i20235860 BIB-ID: 1020524 Show less
by Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20235847 BIB-ID:... Show moreby Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20235847 BIB-ID: 1020524 Show less
by Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10188885 BIB-ID:... Show moreby Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10188885 BIB-ID: 1020524 Show less
by Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.5 Item-ID: i20235902 BIB-ID:... Show moreby Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.5 Item-ID: i20235902 BIB-ID: 1020524 Show less
by Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.6 Item-ID: i20235926 BIB-ID:... Show moreby Jonathan Scott ... ; with engravings from paintings by Smirke. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7715 .S26 1811 Book vol.6 Item-ID: i20235926 BIB-ID: 1020524 Show less
Book of Sindbad, Book of Sindbad, PN687.S6 B66 1884, 382.82 Si6c
An introductory account of the structure of the Book of Sindib塤, and the probable sources of the several Eastern versions; to which is prefixed a... Show moreAn introductory account of the structure of the Book of Sindib塤, and the probable sources of the several Eastern versions; to which is prefixed a Comparative table of the tales in this group.--An epitome, by Forbes Falconer, of a Persian text, entitled Sindib塤 N塭a.--An Arabian version of the Seven Vaz婲s, tr. by Jonathan Scott.--An appendix, which contains variants of the tales in both these texts.--Index. from the Persian and Arabic ; with introductions, notes, and appendix, by W.A. Clouston. "Edition: 300 copies." Main Heritage Shelves General PN687.S6 B66 1884 Book Item-ID: i15860978 BIB-ID: 2498401 Show less