An eleventh-century Egyptian guide to the universe : : the Book of curiosities / / edited and translated by Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith.
Acquired by the Bodleian Library in 2002, the Book of Curiosities is now recognized as one of the most important discoveries in the history of cartography in recent decades. This eleventh-century Arabic treatise, composed in Egypt under the Fatimid caliphs, is a detailed account of the heavens and t...
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| Superior document: | Islamic philosophy, theology and science : texts and studies, volume 87 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
v. 87. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (784 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Sigla / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Facsimile of Oxford, Bodleian MS Arab. c. 90 / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Book One: On the Heavens – المقالة الأولى / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Book Two: On the Earth – المقالة الثانية / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Book One: On the Heavens / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Book Two: On the Earth / Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Glossary of Star-Names
- Bibliography
- Index of Animals and Plants
- Index of Astronomical and Astrological Terms
- Index of Peoples and Tribes
- Index of Place Names
- General Index.