The Arabic Manuscript Tradition ― A Glossary of Technical Terms and Bibliography, Supplement

The mother volume was published in 2001, and here Gacek (Islamic studies and Arabic manuscript studies, McGill U., Montreal) augments that glossary and bibliography by citing new source materials and defining many technical terms that they have revealed or illuminated, particularly terms relating to medieval Arabic calligraphy and penmanship. The bibliography is not annotated. The glossary does not indicate pronunciation, but the words are transliterated according to standard practices. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Adam Gacek, currently Head of the Islamic Studies Library and a lecturer in Arabic manuscript studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University (Montreal) is the author of six catalogues of manuscripts, many articles and book chapters on various aspects of codicology and paleography, as well as The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: a Glossary of Technical Terms & Bibliography (2001).