The Astronomicum Caesareum of Apianus: an astronomy fit for an emperor, with 60 volvelles, in contemporary leather Photo and all rights Inlibris Vienna
This coming weekend will see Vienna based rare and antique book dealer Inlibris Gilhofer back in the UAE together with the Antiquariaat Forum at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
For this occasion Inlibris has just published two special catalogs, both of which are available as PDF downloads – one on the Middle Eastern region, the other on its science. From these two volumes are culled a web catalog of 100 items, a selection of which are featured in the Inlibris newsletter. All inquiries are welcome – by email or in person at stand number 8F05!
The selections, important, beautiful, historical, scientific and even political, include – The Astronomicum Caesareum of Apianus: an astronomy fit for an emperor, with 60 volvelles, in contemporary leather
The rare book and manuscript collection of a Franco-Russian oriental scholar, diplomat, and secret agent Jean-Jacques Desmaisons
Varthema’s travel account: the first printed eyewitness account of any place in today’s UAE, the very rare first Latin edition
The first edition of the Alchemia to call Geber an Arab: profusely annotated throughout
Einstein on Palestine and Zionism: “is now necessary to ensure that this movement avoids the danger of degenerating into blind nationalism”
The Arabic translation of Al-Jurjani’s medical compendium Dhakhirah-i Khwarazm-Shahi, inscribed by a Mosul physician in 913 AH
The most spectacular sea-atlas ever published: a magnificent copy with noble provenance
Alf layla wa-layla: first complete edition in Arabic
Precursor to Ibn Sina’s Qanun: the earliest Arabic medical work with instructions on surgical procedure
A truly outstanding Cedid Atlas in its original binding
First edition of the finest and rarest work on falconry
Two key works of Albumasar, with French humanist provenance
Ulugh Beg’s Zij-i Jadid-i Sultani, one of the greatest star catalogues
Almost unobtainably rare: attempts to suppress the Arabian slave trade
All of the above and many more rare books, manuscripts, and autographs await you at at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair. Inlibris can be reached at Inlibris Gilhofer Nfg., Rathausstr. 19, Vienna 1010, Austria.
2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and
multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.
The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry.
While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately
their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book
printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.
The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.
Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.
Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.
Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.
