Scholarly Libraries & Collections
RESEARCH LIBRARY – HISTORY OF BOOK PRINTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST
– Part 2 of the Research Library of Dr. Geoffrey Roper (Cambridge) –
Approx. 140 titles, some multi-volume, in various languages, principally English, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, French, German and other European languages. They are mainly on book history with a focus on printing and publishing history in the languages and countries of the Middle East and Islam. The collection also covers the history of book printing in Arabic in other parts of the world. Mostly publications of the last 50 years, but a few are older (19th century).
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Excel list of titles is currently being prepared and available upon request.
Geoffrey Roper, who compiled this collection over decades, was the driving force behind four symposia on the history of printing and publishing in the languages and countries of the Middle East, held in Leipzig, Mainz, Paris, and Alexandria between 2008 and 2011. These symposia aimed to build a body of knowledge and understanding of a hitherto neglected aspect of the intellectual and social history of the Middle East. The starting point of this research project was the thesis that only when a considerable amount of dat...
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REFERENCE LIBRARY – ORIENTAL CARPETS & RUGS
Approximately 400 volumes published between 1902 and 2006 in various European languages (mostly English and German)
This rich reference library on oriental carpets comprises around 400 volumes and is now for sale in its entirety.
In addition to numerous handbooks and monographs, this reference collection also contains a range of important exhibition and auction catalogues. Most of the titles contain large-format colour illustrations, maps and tables. The condition is very good.
The collection focuses on the varieties, production methods and history of oriental carpets over the centuries. Countries and regions of origin covered are Pe...
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