Umayyad epistolography, with special reference to the compositions ascribed to 'Abd al-Hamid al-Katib

The object of this study, an analysis of Umayyad epistolography and chancery practice, is characterised by the more general problem of source material for the first century of Islamic history. The sources may be grouped as follows: (a) papyri; (b) insha, balaqha, and adab; (c) history, biography, an...

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Main Author: Abu Safieh, Jaser K. S.
Published: SOAS, University of London 1982
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758734