TY - SER
AU - Said Aljoumani
AU - Konrad Hirschler
BT - Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
CY - Edinburgh, Scotland
LA - English
N1 - <p>Explores a private book collection from late 14th century Jerusalem. &nbsp; Translates and analyzes a list of Burhan al-Din's books that were sold in a public auction after his death.</p><p>Contents:</p><p>Argument and Historiographical Setting: Books, Documents and Social Practice&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Part 1 The Narrative</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Making a Living in Endowments</li><li>Beyond Endowment</li><li>Archival Practices and Pragmatic Literacy</li><li>Lists and Inventories: The Sale Booklet's Documentary Logic</li><li>The Making and Unmaking of a Prestige Library</li><li>Book Prices</li><li>Looking Beyond Jerusalem: The Dynamics of the Written Word and its Materiality&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Part 2 The Documents</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Analysis and Edition of the Sale Booklet</li><li>Analysis and Edition of the Documentary Network around the Sale Booklet</li><li>Appendix 1 Overview of Documents Linked to Burhān al-Dīn's Life and Estate</li><li>Appendix 2 Edition of Sixteen Documents Linked to Burhān al-Dīn's Life and Estate</li><li>Appendix 3 List of Edited Ḥaram al-sharīf Documents</li><li>Bibliography</li><li>General Index</li><li>Index of Authors in Burhān al-Dīn's Library</li><li>Index of Book Titles in Burhān al-Dīn's Library</li><li>Index of Buyers in the Auction of Burhān al-Dīn's Estate</li><li>Index of Subjects in Burhān al-Dīn's Library</li><li>Index of Objects Other than Books in Burhān al-Dīn's Estate</li><li>Index of Ḥaram al-sharīf Documents</li></ul>
PB -  Edinburgh University Press
PP - Edinburgh, Scotland
PY - 2023
SN - 9781474492089
EP - 408 pp.
T2 - Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
TI - Owning Books and Preserving Documents in Medieval Jerusalem: The Library of Burhan al-Din
ER -