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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SOAS, University of London
1982
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758734 |