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The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition
Af: Shihab Al-Din Al-Nuwayri Engelsk Paperback
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The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition
Af: Shihab Al-Din Al-Nuwayri Engelsk Paperback

An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogues everything known to exist from the perspective of a 14th-century Egyptian scholar and litterateur. More than 9,000 pages and 30 volumes--here abridged to one volume, and translated into English for the first time--it contains entries on everything from medieval moon-worshiping cults, sexual aphrodisiacs, and the substance of clouds, to how to get the smell of alcohol off one''s breath, the deliciousness of cheese made from buffalo milk, and the nesting habits of flamingos.

Similar works by Western authors, including Pliny''s Natural History, have been available in English for centuries. This ground-breaking translation of a remarkable Arabic text--expertly abridged and annotated--offers a look at the world through the highly literary and impressively knowledgeable societies of the classical Islamic world. Meticulously arranged and delightfully eclectic, it is a compendium to be treasured--a true monument of erudition.

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An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogues everything known to exist from the perspective of a 14th-century Egyptian scholar and litterateur. More than 9,000 pages and 30 volumes--here abridged to one volume, and translated into English for the first time--it contains entries on everything from medieval moon-worshiping cults, sexual aphrodisiacs, and the substance of clouds, to how to get the smell of alcohol off one''s breath, the deliciousness of cheese made from buffalo milk, and the nesting habits of flamingos.

Similar works by Western authors, including Pliny''s Natural History, have been available in English for centuries. This ground-breaking translation of a remarkable Arabic text--expertly abridged and annotated--offers a look at the world through the highly literary and impressively knowledgeable societies of the classical Islamic world. Meticulously arranged and delightfully eclectic, it is a compendium to be treasured--a true monument of erudition.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780143107484
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0143107488
Kategori: Generelle leksika
Udg. Dato: 6 okt 2016
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 183mm
Oplagsdato: 6 okt 2016
Forfatter(e): Shihab Al-Din Al-Nuwayri
Forfatter(e) Shihab Al-Din Al-Nuwayri


Kategori Generelle leksika


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 352


Udgave


Længde 16mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 183mm

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