The Geographical Dictionary of Abu 'Obeid 'Abdallah ben 'Abd el-'Aziz el-Bekri: Based on the manuscripts of Leiden, Cambridge, London and Milan / Ferdinand Wüstenfeld
| Title | The Geographical Dictionary of Abu 'Obeid 'Abdallah ben 'Abd el-'Aziz el-Bekri: Based on the manuscripts of Leiden, Cambridge, London and Milan / Ferdinand Wüstenfeld |
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| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Publication Place | Piscataway, NJ - Gorgias Press |
| Type | Book |
| Language | Arabic |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Pages Count | 938 |
| Library: | University of Bielefeld Library |
| Record ID | 99371125009906441 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Notes | The incomplete manuscript known by the title Book of Highways and Kingdoms was an ambitious undertaking by Abu Ubayd Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Bakri, an eleventh-century Spanish-Arab geographer who never left al-Andalus. Relying on what he read and what travelers reported to him, al-Bakri composed a substantial reference work describing the geography, climate, people and customs of the world he knew, constructing what was to become a medieval manuscript of renown. Presented here in the original Arabic, and divided into two volumes for convenience of use, this chronicle will be welcomed by medievalists and others interested in the perception of the world in the 11th century |
| İlgili kişiler | Wüstenfeld, Ferdinand |
| ISBN | 9781463219031 |
