Bills, Letters and Deeds : Arabic Papyri of the 7th to 11th Centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Vol. VI)

Khan, Geoffrey (ed.)

ISBN 10: 0197276059 ISBN 13: 9780197276051

Published by Oxford University Press & The Nour Foundation, 1993

Language: English

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Vol. 6 only. 4to. Cloth, d.j., in slipcase. Profusely illustrated. Light shelf-wear to slipcase. Bright, clean copy.

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Bills, Letters and Deeds : Arabic Papyri of the 7th to 11th Centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Vol. VI)

Publisher

Oxford University Press & The Nour Foundation

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1993

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English

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0197276059

ISBN 13

9780197276051

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hardcover

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Slp.

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Dating mainly from the 8th and 9th centuries, the 258 papyri in this volume include official and legal documents, receipts, accounts and private letters. Together, they provide an invaluable source of information on scripts, grammar, and literary styles, as well as on social and economic life in the early Islamic period.

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Geoffrey Khan, Research Associate, Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, University of Cambridge.

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