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The Writer as Memory Activist

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This medieval Arabic manuscript features a title page recycled from a Latin homiliary.

Three fun ways to create a medieval Arabic manuscript

From recycling to creating huge anthologies, Konrad HIrschler looks at some innovative ways that book lovers created their medieval Arabic manuscripts.

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The Writer as Memory Activist

Three fun ways to create a medieval Arabic manuscript

The Writer as Memory Activist

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