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HISTORY OF THE BOOK AND BOOK PRINTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST
– The Research Library of Dr. Geoffrey Roper (Cambridge) –
Approx. 900 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).
Pdf-Flyer and list of titles (in Excel) available for download. (See below!) ]
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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Photograph No. III – DIE KA'BAH
Historic photo from Snouck Hurgronje’s Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka, taken in 1885.
Size of photo: 21 x 16.8 cm (Passepartout 37.7 x 27.4 cm)
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) –
Following his PhD with de Goeje in Leiden and further studies with Nöldecke in Strasbourg Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) went on an extended research trip to Jiddah and Mecca during the years 1884 and 1885. He converted to Islam during his stay and lived in the Holy City of Mecca from February until August 1885. Snouck Hurgronje was the first European photographer in Mecca and the second photographer ever after the Egyptian Mohammed Sadiq Bey. Upon return to the Netherlands he became lecturer at Leiden University. ...
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Tübingen Atlas of the Near & Middle East (Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients, TAVO)
Archive Edition
295 sheets in two handmade blue cloth folders and 3 vols Index
Historical and Geograhical Atlas of the Near East; Masterpiece of German Academic Work. Complete set: 295 four color maps 500 x 720 mm in 2 blue cloth folders & 3 vols index....
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Tübingen Atlas of the Near & Middle East (Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients, TAVO)
Portfolio Editiont for library use
295 sheets in 7 portfolios, each map in plastic sleeve, and 3 vols Index
Historical and geograhical atlas of the Near East; Masterpiece of German Academic Work. Complete set: 295 four color maps 500 x 720 mm. Part A, Geography & Cultural Anthropology, covers the geography of the Middle East, as well as climate, geology, settlement, religion and economy. Part B, History, covers all periods of history from the Stone Age, the Romans, the Expansion of Islam and the Crusades up to the times of Imperialism and Decolonization.The cartographic material can be accessed using the three index volumes. ...
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Tübingen Atlas of the Near & Middle East (Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients, TAVO)
Hardcover Edition
12 vols and 3 vols Index
Historical and geograhical atlas of the Near East; Masterpiece of German Academic Work. Complete set: 295 four color maps 500 x 720 mm in hardbound in twelve volumes. Handmade by German bookbinder. Part A, Geography & Cultural Anthropology, covers the geography of the Middle East, as well as climate, geology, settlement, religion and economy. Part B, History, covers all periods of history from the Stone Age, the Romans, the Expansion of Islam and the Crusades up to the times of Imperialism and Decolonization.The cartogr...
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Map Cabinet for Tübingen Atlas of the Near & Middle East (Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients, TAVO)
Hand crafted map cabinet with 13 drawers for atlas and index, 2 doors with lock, mahogany (or other) veneer, brass mountings, reading desk with leather inlay....
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