The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islami...
The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islami...
The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world / Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri ; edited, translated, and with an Introduction and notes by Elias Muhanna.
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New York : Penguin Books, [2016]
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G 2016/2662
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English
Arabic
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Physical content
xxxii, 318 pages ; 20 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The first book: on the heavens and the earth -- The heavens -- Meteorological phenomena -- The nights and days -- The earth, mountains, seas, islands, rivers, and springs -- The natures of different nations and the inherent dispositions of their inhabitants -- The second book: on the human being --...
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New York : Penguin Books, [2016]
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New York (State)
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[2016]
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The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world / Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri ; edited, translated, and with an Introduction and notes by Elias Muhanna.
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Penguin classics
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Translated from Arabic.
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G 2016/2662
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74VKVqLKRwx3
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0143107488
9780143107484
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039.927
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991024007999402626
