xviii, 338 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm.

Arabic manuscripts : a vademecum for readers / by Adam Gacek.

90 pages, 23 pages of plates : facsimiles ; 23 cm

Unveiled faces of medieval Hebrew books : the evolution of manuscript production -- progression or regression? / Malachi Beit-Arié.

xii, 289 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.

From mulberry leaves to silk scrolls : new approaches to the study of Asian manuscript traditions / edited by Justin Thomas McDaniel and Lynn Ransom.

The Arabic manuscript tradition : a glossary of technical terms and bibliography / by Adam Gacek.

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Arabic manuscripts : a vademecum for readers / by Adam Gacek.

Unveiled faces of medieval Hebrew books : the evolution of manuscript production -- progression or regression? / Malachi Beit-Arié.

From mulberry leaves to silk scrolls : new approaches to the study of Asian manuscript traditions / edited by Justin Thomas McDaniel and Lynn Ransom.

The Arabic manuscript tradition : a glossary of technical terms and bibliography / by Adam Gacek.