03087nam 22006013 450 991100924180332120240616100927.09781802701951180270195810.1515/9781802701951(CKB)32201225100041(MiAaPQ)EBC31361976(Au-PeEL)EBL31361976(DE-B1597)684622(DE-B1597)9781802701951(Perlego)4449022(OCoLC)1438670338(EXLCZ)993220122510004120240607d2024 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAl-Idrisi's Norman Kingdom in the South The Book of Roger in Translation1st ed.Amsterdam :Arc Humanities Press,2024.©2024.1 online resource (174 pages)Foundations Series9781802700190 1802700196 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- Introduction THE LIFE, TIMES, AND WORKS OF AL-IDRISI -- KITAB NUZHAT AL-MUSHTAQ FI IKHTIRAQ AL-AFAQ THE BOOK OF PLEASURE FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VISIT FARAWAY PLACES TRANSLATION -- Preface of the Nuzhat al-Mushtaq -- CLIME THREE, PART ONE (Partial) -- CLIME THREE, PART TWO -- CLIME FOUR, PART TWO -- CLIME FOUR, PART THREE -- CLIME FIVE, PART TWO (Partial) -- CLIME FIVE, PART THREE -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF PLACENAMESThe Book of Roger is a twelfth-century Arabic geographical treatise commissioned by King Roger II of Sicily and compiled by the Muslim polymath al-Idrisi. On its completion in around 1157 it was the most detailed description of the known world produced up to that point. This translation covers Sicily, the seat of King Roger's government, along with the other parts of the Norman kingdom in the South: southern Italy, the Adriatic, and Ifriqiya, as well as the book's preface.Presented in English translation for the first time this text offers insight into Roger's motivation in commissioning such an endeavour, and the relationship between king and scholar. A comprehensive introduction explores what this important work tells us about the Norman kingdom in the South in the Middle Ages, while a series of detailed maps will enhance the reader's appreciation of the richness of al-Idrisi's data.Foundations SeriesHISTORY / MedievalbisacshNuzhat al-Mushtaq.Sicily.Tabula Rogeriana.medieval Mediterranean.HISTORY / Medieval.912.19822Jacka Katherine1827983Kzzo Ahmed Fatima1827984King Matt1827985Abdelkarim Sherif1827986MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911009241803321Al-Idrisi's Norman Kingdom in the South4396065UNINA