This study provides a unique insight into the book culture of Aleppo in the 19th century. The document at the heart of this book is the 'renewed register of the books endowed by ?Uthm?n P?sh?'. This register allows a new perspective on what subjects were taught in madrasas and what subjects such a madrasa library covered. Among its over 1200 titles we find a variety of different subjects, most importantly those concerned with the transmitted fields of knowledge. Yet, this document also sheds ...