book: The Müteferrika Press
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The Müteferrika Press

Arabic Typography in an Ottoman Context
  • Orlin Sabev
  • Gefördert durch: European Research Council
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 2025
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This book provides an overview of the activity and the output of the first Turkish press in the Ottoman Empire. Known as the Müteferrika Press, it was founded in Istanbul and was operated most actively from 1726 until 1747 when its founder Ibrahim Müteferrika passed away, though there were some printing efforts before this period and they continued after his death.

This volume retells the foundation story and activity of this press, focusing on its publications that were printed in Turkish but in Arabic script. These publications are discussed in terms of publication objectives, authors, contents, format and graphic layout, print run, sales, and later reprints and translations into European languages.

The book also includes images of the opening and colophon pages of all 17 publications, as well as images of all the engravings, geographical maps and charts included in them or printed separately. This information will be of particular use to scholars of the history of printing and Arabic typography, as well as to librarians, collectors, and curators who need to identify and catalogue surviving Müteferrika publications (books, maps and charts).

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Orlin Sabev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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eBook veröffentlicht am:
19. Mai 2025
eBook ISBN:
9783111386621
Gebunden veröffentlicht am:
20. Mai 2025
Gebunden ISBN:
9783111384917
Seiten und Bilder/Illustrationen im Buch
Frontmatter:
27
Inhalt:
404
Abbildungen:
51
Farbige Abbildungen:
49
Tabellen:
3
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