In Defence of Arabic Palaeography

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ID9086731
AuthorsArianna D’Ottone (0000-0002-2625-0150, Sapienza University of Rome, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume66
Issue7
Pages925-951
Publication date2023-11-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4995 • E-ISSN: 1568-5209
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15685209-12341610
OpenAlexW4388671388
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Museum Cuficum Borgianum (Rome 1782) is one of Jacob Georg Christian Adler’s works which traditionally mark the birth of Arabic palaeography. Almost a century ago the Russian Arabist Ignatij Kratchovsky considered Arabic palaeography an indispensable branch of knowledge that needed to be acquired. In 2023, however, Arabic palaeography is a discipline at risk. Rarely included in Oriental studies programs, Arabic palaeography is often confused with calligraphy and is absorbed into other fields relating to the study of artefacts, whilst being a philology-based discipline with a historical vocation. This contribution seeks to stress the value of Arabic palaeography as an essential discipline in the curriculum of students and (future) researchers and its potentials to enlarge and deepen historical and art historical research

Ancient history · Arabic · Art · Art history · Calligraphy · Linguistics · Literature · Palaeography · Philology · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Philosophy

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