The book in the Islamic world
Subtitle: the written word and communication in the Middle East
By: edited by George N. Atiyeh.
Contributors: Atiyeh, George N. 1923-
Publisher: State University of New York Press; Library of Congress
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albany; [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Books -- Middle East -- History -- Congresses.; Manuscripts -- Islamic countries -- Congresses.; Printing -- Middle East -- History -- Congresses.; Middle East -- Intellectual life -- Congresses.; Arabic Manuscripts
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.
Consists of papers presented at a conference held November 8-9, 1990 at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.


Arabic translation:

 الكتاب في العالم الإسلامي: الكلمة المكتوبة كوسيلة للاتصال في منطقة الشرق الأوسط، ترجمة عبد الستار الحلوجي. الكويت: المجلس الوطني  للثقافة والفنون والآداب، 2003. (سلسلة عالم المعرفة؛ 297).