Eleventh-Century Egyptian Guide to the Universe
The Book of Curiosities
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Word Count
201,000 words, Guess
Page Count
804 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL29693366M
- ISBN-139789004256996
- OCLC Control Number854980411
- OCLC Control Number874726263
- Library of Congress Control Number2013030065
Classifications
- LCCGA5.G5313 2014eb
Description
"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 the Earth, illustrated by an unparalleled series of maps and astronomical diagrams. With topics ranging from comets to the island of Sicily, from lunar mansions to the sources of the Nile, it represents the extent of geographical, astronomical and astrological knowledge of the time. This authoritative edition and translation, accompanied by a colour facsimile reproduction, opens a unique window onto the worldview of medieval Islam"--
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