Arabic and Islamic Manuscript Heritage: Handbooks and Tools
The guide aims to highlight Arabic and Islamic written heritage, emphasizing its contributions to the exchange and creation of knowledge and culture shared by world civilizations.
Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the ‘mysterious’ world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it.
The Glossary aims to improve our understanding of the Arabic influence on Latin scientific vocabulary, the shared intellectual history of West Asia, North Africa and Europe,
