Gacek Adam (95 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the 'mysterious' world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it. A companion volume to the recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), the vademecum comprises some 200 entries of varying lengths dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and palaeography). It is richly illustrated with specimens from manuscripts and expertly executed drawings. The main sequence is followed by a number of appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, surah-headings, major reference works and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.…

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. First Edition Thus. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., binding carries a heavy textblock, and will be grateful when used with basic care. it is fully functional as-is. has a unique and quite fine personal bookplate to front pastedown, has no name. no text or exterior markings. no bumps, tears. clean.; english text accompanying the arabic manuscript facsimile.; x-175pp. followed by unpaginated facsimile of considerable length. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the 'mysterious' world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it. A companion volume to the recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), the vademecum comprises some 200 entries of varying lengths dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and palaeography). It is richly illustrated with specimens from manuscripts and expertly executed drawings. The main sequence is followed by a number of appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, surah-headings, major reference works and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The present work supplements the original volume of The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (AMT), both its glossary of technical terms and bibliography. It includes new entries of technical terms, additional definitions of, and/or citations for, the entries already found in AMT, and recent publications on various aspects of Arabic manuscript studies arranged by subject. Among additional features there are illustrations of various Arabic letterforms and an alphabetical index of all works cited in both AMT and its supplement. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

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Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 157 pages, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear, book is clean and bright with firm binding and unmarked text; free of inscriptions and stamps. Issued without a dust jacket. -- The presented monograph, "The Taiwan Issues", is a valuable result of the project 'Taiwan Studies Center', inaugurated and conducted during the academic year 2011/2012 at the Institute of the Middle and Far East of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Contents: Introduction; 1. Courses of Democratization in East Asia: A Contribution to the Debate (by Adam W. Jelonek); 2. Taiwan's Democratization and the Rise of Civil Society: Its Development Experiences and Model (by Jenn-jaw Soong and Andrew Papadimos); 3. Taiwan's Democracy, Citizen Journalism, and the Right of Access to Media (by Hsiang-yi Yeh and Chin-fu Hung); 4. Taiwan's Democratization and the European Union's Relations with China and Taiwan: The Arms Embargo Debate Between 2003 and 2005 (by Anna Rudakowska); 5. Dialog Across the Taiwan Strait: What Does the Peaceful Reunification Mean? (by Lukasz Gacek); 6. Main Economic Patterns Across the Taiwan Strait (by Ewa Trojnar); List of figures and tables.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

gr. 8°, Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 1. Aufl. XVI, 269 S. : 25 cm Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit Stempel und Rückensignatur. Nur minimale Lager- und Gebrauchsspuren. Sehr guter Zustand. 9004120610 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 653.

Condition: New. A brand new book in pristine condition. Showing zero signs of shelf wear, creases, or damage.

Condition: New. A brand new book in pristine condition. Showing zero signs of shelf wear, creases, or damage.

Paperback. Condition: New. Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the 'mysterious' world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it. A companion volume to the recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), the vademecum comprises some 200 entries of varying lengths dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and palaeography). It is richly illustrated with specimens from manuscripts and expertly executed drawings. The main sequence is followed by a number of appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, surah-headings, major reference works and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.…

Paperback. Condition: New. All those interested in the handwritten transmission of knowledge and book culture in Islamic civilization, and more specifically palaeographers, codicologists, philologists, editors of manuscripts, medievalists, and historians of art.Covering the entir.

Paperback. Condition: New. All those interested in Arabic works in manuscript form, the world of the scribe and scholar and their writing materials, the make-up of codices and writing styles, transmission of texts, and the arts of the book.Arranged alphabetically by subject and/.

Paperback. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorAdam Gacek, former Head of the Islamic Studies Library and Faculty Lecturer in Arabic manuscript studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University (Montreal), is the author of many catalogues, articles and.

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Condition: New. pp. xiv + 269 1st Edition.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Covering the entire spectrum of Arabic manuscripts, and especially the handwritten book, this book consists of a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography. The technical terms, collected from a variety of sources, embrace a vast range of topics dealing with the making and reading (studying) of Arabic manuscripts. They include: the Arabic scripts, penmanship, writing materials and implements, the make-up of the codex, copying and correction, decoration and bookbinding. A similar coverage is reflected in the bibliography.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Arranged alphabetically by subject and/or concept, the present handbook has been conceived, for convenience sake and quick reference, as an aid to students and researchers who are often puzzled or even sometimes intimidated by the 'mysterious' world of Arabic manuscripts and the technical language that goes with it. A companion volume to the recently published The Arabic Manuscript Tradition (2001) and its Supplement (2008), the vademecum comprises some 200 entries of varying lengths dealing with almost all aspects of Arabic manuscript studies (codicology and palaeography). It is richly illustrated with specimens from manuscripts and expertly executed drawings. The main sequence is followed by a number of appendices covering abbreviations, letterforms, surah-headings, major reference works and a guide to the description of manuscripts, as well as charts of major historical periods and dynasties.…