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A Physician on the Nile
A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years
Flora, fauna, and famine in thirteenth-century Egypt A Physician on the Nile begins as a description of everyday life in Egypt at the turn of the seventh/thirteenth century, before becoming a harrowing account of famine and pestilence. Written by the polymath and physician 'Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, and intended for the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir, ......
ISBN-13: 9781479806249 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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'Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Tim Mackintosh-Smith
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Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) [DQ]Middle East [1FB]

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Physician on the Nile, A
A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years
"A Physician on the Nile begins as a description of everyday life in Egypt at the turn of the seventh/thirteenth century, before becoming a harrowing account of famine and pestilence"--
ISBN-13: 9781479820078 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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'Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Mansoura Ez-Eldin
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Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) [DQ]Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]Middle East [1FB]Egypt [1HBE]

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Accounts of China and India
The ninth and tenth centuries witnessed the establishment of a substantial network of maritime trade across the Indian Ocean, providing the real-life background to the Sinbad tales. An exceptional exemplar of Arabic travel writing, Accounts of China and India is a compilation of reports and anecdotes about the lands and peoples of this diverse ......
ISBN-13: 9781479830596 (Paperback)
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Abu Zayd al-Sirafi, Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, Tim Mackintosh-Smith
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Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) [DQ]Maritime history [HBTM]Classic travel writing [WTLC]Asia [1F]Indian Ocean [1QSN]c 500 CE to c 1000 CE [3F]

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Two Arabic Travel Books
Accounts of China and India and Mission to the Volga
Combines two exceptional exemplars of Arabic travel writing, penned in the same era but chronicling wildly divergent experiences. This book offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, tattoos, and a striking account of a ship funeral.
ISBN-13: 9781479803507 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Abu Zayd al-Sirafi, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, James E. Montgomery
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Local release date: 07/01/2015
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Categories: Middle Eastern history [HBJF1]Travel writing [WTL]Middle East [1FB]

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