Medieval Latin lives of Muhammad / edited and translated by Julian Yolles and Jessica Weiss.
Medieval Latin lives of Muhammad / edited and translated by Julian Yolles and Jessica Weiss.
Medieval Latin lives of Muhammad / edited and translated by Julian Yolles and Jessica Weiss.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/3090
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Language
- Latin
- English
Latin
(Language of original)Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xli, 664 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
History of Muhammad -- Tultusceptru / from the Book of Lord Metobius -- Chronicle of Theophanes / Anastasius the Librarian -- Life of Muhammad / Embrico of Mainz -- Poeteic pastimes on Muhammad / Walter of Compiegne -- LIfe of Muhammad / Adelphus -- Apology of al-Kindi / Book of Nicholas -- Where Wi...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Throughout the Middle Ages, believers of Christianity told tales about Muhammad and the rise of Islam. They did so to inform, warn, and entertain Christian audiences. This volume brings together a set of such accounts that traces the biographical tradition of Muhammad as it evolved in the medieval West. These stories were all written in or translat...
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Full title
Medieval Latin lives of Muhammad / edited and translated by Julian Yolles and Jessica Weiss.
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Notes
General note
Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 51
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Language note
Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages ; introduction and notes in English.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2018/3090
Record Identifier
74VKVol58Zmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVol58Zmb
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ISBN
0674980735 hardcover
9780674980730 hardcover
DDC
297.63 B
MMS ID
991024171219102626
