03878nam 2200685 450 991045365610332120200903223051.090-04-25699-710.1163/9789004256996(CKB)2550000001168865(EBL)1576645(SSID)ssj0001060894(PQKBManifestationID)11674913(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001060894(PQKBWorkID)11097186(PQKB)11222128(MiAaPQ)EBC1576645(nllekb)BRILL9789004256996(Au-PeEL)EBL1576645(CaPaEBR)ebr10815252(CaONFJC)MIL550151(OCoLC)865156531(EXLCZ)99255000000116886520130802d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn eleventh-century Egyptian guide to the universe the Book of curiosities /edited and translated by Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-SmithLeiden ;Boston :Brill,2014.1 online resource (784 p.)Islamic philosophy, theology and science : texts and studies,0169-8729 ;volume 87Description based upon print version of record.90-04-25564-8 1-306-18900-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material -- Introduction /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Sigla /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Facsimile of Oxford, Bodleian MS Arab. c. 90 /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Book One: On the Heavens – ‫ المقالة الأولى‬ /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Book Two: On the Earth – ‫المقالة الثانية‬ /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Book One: On the Heavens /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Book Two: On the Earth /Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith -- Glossary of Star-Names -- Bibliography -- Index of Animals and Plants -- Index of Astronomical and Astrological Terms -- Index of Peoples and Tribes -- Index of Place Names -- General Index.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. An extensive glossary of star-names and seven indices, on birds, animals and other items have been added for easy reference.Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;v. 87.CosmographyEarly works to 1800GeographyEarly works to 1800CartographyEarly works to 1800Astronomy, MedievalEarth (Planet)Early works to 1800Electronic books.CosmographyGeographyCartographyAstronomy, Medieval.523.1089/92762Rapoport Yossef1968-1032532Savage-Smith Emilie643213MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453656103321An eleventh-century Egyptian guide to the universe2450477UNINA