Waiting for Müteferrika: Glimpses on Ottoman Print Culture

By Orlin Subev

Sabev investigates the first Ottoman/Muslim printer Ibrahim M teferrika and his printing activity in the first half of the 18th century. By focusing on M teferrika's western-formed mind-set, the book analyzes the influence of his printing enterprise on the transition from scribal tradition to print culture in the Ottoman Turkish/Muslim milieu.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1618116185
• ISBN13: 9781618116185
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"