Eleventh-century Egyptian guide to the Universe : the book of curiosities / edited and translated by Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith.
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 t...
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