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Author

• Dâeroche, Franðcois [Browse]

Series

Leiden Studies in Islam and Society [More in this series]

Summary note

For the first time, the dramatic changes the Qur'anic code underwent during the Umayyad period (660-750 C.E.) are analysed and presented on the basis of a selection of material in good part unpublished.

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Language note

English

Contents

Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Transcribing the Qur'an in Early Umayyad Times: The Codex Parisino-petropolitanus; Chapter 2. The Written Transmission of the Qur'an in Hijazi Script. A General Appraisal; Chapter 3. The Transformation of the Mushaf; Appendix I; Chapter 4. Imperial Scriptoria?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Sources; Studies; Index of Manuscripts; Figures

OCLC

865650835

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