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Jou r na l of Isl amic M a n uscr ipts


A Conservative Tradition? Arab Papers of the 12th–17th Centuries
from the Islamic Manuscripts Collection at the University of Michigan
Evyn Kropf & Cathleen A. Baker 1

The Colophon in Arabic Manuscripts. A Phenomenon without a Name


Rosemarie Quiring-Zoche 49

Three Very Specific Binding Features, Shedding New Light


on Islamic Manuscript Structures
Karin Scheper 82

A Rare Find. The Süleymaniye’s Futūh. Mis.r


Christopher J. Wright 110

Abstracts, Résumés, 130 �olum� 4 • �um�er 1 • 2013

Volume 4 No. 1 2013

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