Stefanie Brinkmann: “Introduction: Mapping the Field”

Abstract

The introduction provides a detailed overview of commentary glosses, presenting the subject independently of specific regions and periods. As such, this chapter serves as an introduction to the individual contributions on specific regions and disciplines. At the same time, it can be read as an independent chapter introducing the subject to manuscript experts from a variety of manuscript cultures.

Stefanie Brinkmann: “Introduction: Mapping the Field”, in Marginal Matters. Explorations into Commenting and Glossing Techniques in Arabic Manuscript Cultures, ed. Stefanie Brinkmann, Leiden and Berlin: Brill Publishers, 2025, 1-64.

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