Warraq
Warraq (Arabic: ورّاق) is the Arabic word for stationer or papermaker. Meanings in traditional and Islamic contexts include copyist, bookseller, scholar, and author.[1] Ibn Warraq is a pseudonym that has traditionally been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam.[citation needed]
In the year 987, Ibn al-Nadim al-Warraq produced al-Fihirist, a bibliographical compilation listing books available in Arabic written by 4,300 authors.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Esposito, John L. (2022). "Libraries". The Islamic World: Past and Present. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195165203.001.0001/acref-9780195165203-e-194. ISBN 9780197669471.
- ↑ Roper, Geoffrey (2010). "38 The History of the Book in the Muslim World". The Oxford Companion to the Book. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001/acref-9780198606536-e-0040. ISBN 9780199570140.
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