Konrad Hirschler, The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands: A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012. Pp. vi, 234; 3 black-and-white figures, 6 tables, and 16 color plates. £70. ISBN: 978-0-7486-4256-4

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Konrad Hirschler, The Written Word in the Medieval Arabic Lands: A Social and Cultural History of Reading Practices. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012. Pp. vi, 234; 3 black-and-white figures, 6 tables, and 16 color plates. £70. ISBN: 978-0-7486-4256-4 [Book Review]

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