Al-Zahiriyah Library: The Epic of the Ink That Defeated Death

Name: Al-Zahiriyah Library: The Epic of the Ink That Defeated Death
Author: Imad Darouich

المكتبة الظاهرية: ملحمة الحبر الذي هزم الموت

An epic of the Al-Zahiriyah Library in Damascus, from the funerary complex of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars that became its home to the copyists, cataloguers and readers who kept its manuscripts alive. In ten chapters of imagined scenes, the library speaks to its books and becomes a homeland for the absent.

Format: PDF ebook
Languages: Arabic and English
Collection: Buildings & Cities

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Al-Zahiriyah Library: The Epic of the Ink That Defeated Death

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