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Paper Before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World
Jonathan M. Bloom
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| #458741 in Books | 2001-11-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.00 x8.50 x1.00l,2.90 | File type: PDF | 320 pages||11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| A Vast, Illuminating History|By Lucian of Samosata|Paper Before Print is a glorious achievement from all perspectives: historically, culturally, and as an impeccable model of how books of this sort should be presented. Jonathan Bloom's text is revealing and intellectually stimulating without alienating the average reader. His premise, though not a popular one -- that the Midd|From Publishers Weekly|Though paper was invented in China around 100-200 B.C., it took nearly a thousand years for Europeans to employ it and Muslims were responsible for introducing them to the technology. Bostoon College professor of Islamic and Asian art Jona
Like the printing press, typewriter, and computer, paper has been a crucial agent for the dissemination of information. This engaging book presents an important new chapter in paper’s history: how its use in Islamic lands during the Middle Ages influenced almost every aspect of medieval life. Focusing on the spread of paper from the early eighth century, when Muslims in West Asia acquired Chinese knowledge of paper and papermaking, to five centuries later...
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