{"product_id":"relation-de-legypte-par-abd-allatif-medecin-arabe-de-bagdad-suivie-de-divers-extraits-decrivains-orientaux-et-dun-etat-des-provinces-et-des-villages-de-legypte-dans-le-xive-siecle-paperback-9781108056243","title":"Relation de l'Égypte par Abd-Allatif, médecin arabe de Bagdad; Suivie de divers extraits d'écrivains orientaux, et d'un état des provinces et des villages de l'Égypte dans le XIVe siècle (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108056243","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRelation de l'Égypte par Abd-Allatif, médecin arabe de Bagdad\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSuivie de divers extraits d'écrivains orientaux, et d'un état des provinces et des villages de l'Égypte dans le XIVe siècle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in French in 1810, a rare and invaluable account of Egypt by a medieval Arab scholar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAntoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108056243, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e782 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 4 cm, 1.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAvertissement\u003cbr\u003e Préface de l'auteur\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. Observations générales sur l'Égypte\u003cbr\u003e 2. Des plantes particulières à l'Égypte\u003cbr\u003e 3. Des animaux particuliers à l'Égypte\u003cbr\u003e 4. Description des monumens antiques vus en Égypte par l'auteur\u003cbr\u003e 5. Particularités remarquables concernant les bâtimens et les barques, observées en Égypte par l'auteur de cet ouvrage\u003cbr\u003e 6. Des mets particuliers à l'Égypte\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 1. Du Nil\u003cbr\u003e 2. Événemens de l'an 597\u003cbr\u003e 3. Événemens de l'année 598\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e État des provinces et des villages de l'Égypte\u003cbr\u003e Notes supplémentaires\u003cbr\u003e Tables des matières.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913240240408,"sku":"9781108056243","price":64.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108056243i.jpg?v=1696747290","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/relation-de-legypte-par-abd-allatif-medecin-arabe-de-bagdad-suivie-de-divers-extraits-decrivains-orientaux-et-dun-etat-des-provinces-et-des-villages-de-legypte-dans-le-xive-siecle-paperback-9781108056243","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}