“Market literature” in Arabic and ʿAjamī is a particular variety of West African Islamic book culture, which is especially strong in northern Nigerian states. Arabic-script “Nithography” (by analogy to Nollywood, the modern Nigerian film industry) represents a unique phenomenon, although it is reminiscent of the nineteenth-century Islamic lithography in the Middle East. Nigerian “market literature” in Arabic and ʿAjamī has mostly followed the pre-colonial manuscript tradition of Central Sudanic Africa, including writing styles, colophons and glosses. In contrast to Middle Eastern book culture, Nigerian typeset printing largely preceded the era of offset. The innovative elements of offset book design in Nigeria and further perspectives of “Nithography” in Arabic and ʿAjamī are discussed.

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尼日利亚阿拉伯语和ʿAjamī“市场文学”中的设计元素和启示

阿拉伯语和ʿAjamī 中的“市场文学”是西非伊斯兰书籍文化的一种特殊变体，在尼日利亚北部各州尤为突出。阿拉伯文字的“Nithography”（类似于现代尼日利亚电影业的 Nollywood）代表了一种独特的现象，尽管它让人联想到 19 世纪中东的伊斯兰石版印刷术。阿拉伯语和 ʿAjamī 的尼日利亚“市场文学”大多遵循中苏丹非洲的前殖民手稿传统，包括写作风格、版权和注释。与中东书籍文化相反，尼日利亚的排版印刷很大程度上早于胶印时代。讨论了尼日利亚胶印书设计的创新元素以及阿拉伯语和ʿAjamī 中“Nithography”的进一步观点。