bibliophilia

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It's a wonderful study of the explosion of literary production and bibliophilia in early medieval Islamic culture, seen through the career of the titular Ibn Abi Tahir.

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  • Fairy tales were undoubtedly one of the first little crooked fingers beckoning this booklover into incurable bibliophilia. —  Estellas Revenge - A 'zine about books!
  • (Alternately, it's possible that my bibliophilia has become a full-blown bibliomania).
  • It's a wonderful study of the explosion of literary production and bibliophilia in early medieval Islamic culture, seen through the career of the titular Ibn Abi Tahir. —  Brit Lit Blogs
  • Gift-giving season is grand (books in the book grocer's stocking [if the grinch banker doesn't steal Christmas]), but when it comes to unadulterated bibliophilia, it's autumn that sets our hearts aflutter. —  Londonist
  • BibliOdyssey: L #8217; Art Arabe - From my favorite bibliophilia website, beautiful Arab geometric illustrations —  Jihad Monitor
 

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