Relation de l'Egypte par Abd-Allatif, medecin arabe de Bagdad
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Relation de l'Egypte par Abd-Allatif, medecin arabe de Bagdad by Antoine Isaac Silvestre De Sacy
A native of Baghdad, Abd-Allatif (1162 1231) was a versatile scholar and scientist of vast erudition. This prolific author travelled widely throughout the Muslim world and wrote an account of Egypt at a time when the country was rarely visited by Europeans. The book covers matters ranging from natural history and medicine to culture and domestic economy. It also includes a vivid description of the terrible famine that Abd-Allatif witnessed in 1200 and 1201 when the Nile failed to flood. The text was widely known in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century thanks to Latin and German translations. Orientalist Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758 1838) translated and edited this version, first published in French in 1810. Complementing this invaluable account are excerpts from several other Arab writers, a detailed biography of Abd-Allatif, and a general overview of the provinces and villages of Egypt in the fourteenth century.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108056243 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108056245 |
| Title | Relation de l'Egypte par Abd-Allatif, medecin arabe de Bagdad |
| Author | Antoine Isaac Silvestre De Sacy |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives From The Royal Asiatic Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2013-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 782 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |