Raamatu ajalugu - kokkuvõte
bookbinding. The people who worked in making books were called Warraqin or paper
professionals. The Arabs made books lighter--sewn with silk and bound with leather covered paste
boards, they had a flap that wrapped the book up when not in use. As paper was less reactive to
humidity, the heavy boards were not needed. The production of books became a real industry and
cities like Marrakech, Morocco, had a street named Kutubiyyin or book sellers which contained
more than 100 bookshops in the 12th century; the famous Koutoubia Mosque is named so because
of its location in this street. In the words of Don Baker:
The world of Islam has produced some of the most beautiful books ever created. The need to
write down the Revelations which the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him,
received, fostered the desire to beautify the object which conveyed these words and initiated
this ancient craft
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