Author: Ahmad Abd Allah al-Qalqashandi, Shihab al-Din abu
Title: Kitab Subh al-a´sha fi sinaat al-insha [Volume 3]
Description: [Cairo], Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyah, 1938. Later boards. 28x19cm, (18),528 pp. Later binder's blind boards. Weighs 1500 grams.. Minor rubbing. Small bump to binding. VG. ¶ Volume 3 of al-Qalqashandi´s 14-volume Encyclopedia ["Dawn of the Night- Blind in Composition´s Work"]. This volume contains his writings on the origins of the written Arabic, including al-Qalqashandi´s assertion that Kufic script predates Naskhi or Hijazi script: "The Arabic script [ khatt] is the one which is now known as Kufic. From it evolved all the present pens". Unopened. Rubbed. Corners bumped. Just Good.

Keywords: Arabic Literary History, Language, Literature, Alphabet, Semitic Languages, Linguistics, Encyclopedia, ,