This volume retells the foundation story and activity of this press, focusing on its publications that were printed in Turkish but in Arabic script. These publications are discussed in terms of publication objectives, authors, contents, format and graphic layout, print run, sales, and later reprints and translations into European languages.
The book also includes images of the opening and colophon pages of all 17 publications, as well as images of all the engravings, geographical maps and charts included in them or printed separately. This information will be of particular use to scholars of the history of printing and Arabic typography, as well as to librarians, collectors, and curators who need to identify and catalogue surviving Müteferrika publications (books, maps and charts).
This volume retells the foundation story and activity of this press, focusing on its publications that were printed in Turkish but in Arabic script. These publications are discussed in terms of publication objectives, authors, contents, format and graphic layout, print run, sales, and later reprints and translations into European languages.
The book also includes images of the opening and colophon pages of all 17 publications, as well as images of all the engravings, geographical maps and charts included in them or printed separately. This information will be of particular use to scholars of the history of printing and Arabic typography, as well as to librarians, collectors, and curators who need to identify and catalogue surviving Müteferrika publications (books, maps and charts).
The Müteferrika Press: Arabic Typography in an Ottoman Context
431
The Müteferrika Press: Arabic Typography in an Ottoman Context
431
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783111384917 |
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| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Publication date: | 05/20/2025 |
| Series: | Early Arabic Printing in the East , #5 |
| Pages: | 431 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |