The Development of the Arabic Scripts

The Development of the Arabic Scripts From the Nabatean Era to the First Islamic Century According to Dated Texts - Harvard Semitic Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

As an early contribution to the neglected field of Arabic paleography, assembles all published, dated Arabic texts from the first century AH (622-719 CE), arranges them in chronological order, and uses that list to explore the evolution of the written script. The evidence include texts in Nabatean (

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Book information

ISBN: 9781555407100
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Pub date:
DEWEY: 492.711
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 171
Weight: 771g
Height: 292mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 19mm