A Physician on the Nile: A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:ʿabd Al-La&# Al-Baghdādī, Tim Mackintosh-Smith (Editor), Tim Mackintosh-Smith (Translator)Series:Library of Arabic Literature #74Publish date:2021-04-06Pages:300
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479806249ISBN-10:1479806242UPC:9781479806249Book Category:History, Literary Collections, TravelBook Subcategory:Middle East, Middle EasternBook Topic:Egypt (see also Ancient, EgyptSize:9.10 x 6.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3206Product ID:SC5MD6FC8P
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 ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī, and intended for the Abbasid caliph al-Nāṣir, the first part of the book offers detailed...Series: Library of Arabic Literature #74
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479806249ISBN-10:1479806242UPC:9781479806249Book Category:History, Literary Collections, TravelBook Subcategory:Middle East, Middle EasternBook Topic:Egypt (see also Ancient, EgyptSize:9.10 x 6.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3206Product ID:SC5MD6FC8P
ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (Author)
ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (557-629/1162-1231) was a Baghdad-born physician and scientist who wrote books on a wide range of topics, including medicine, philology, mathematics, and philosophy. Tim Mackintosh-Smith (Edited and Translated by)
Tim Mackintosh-Smith is a noted British travel author, best known for his trilogy on the renowned Moroccan world-traveler...
ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (557-629/1162-1231) was a Baghdad-born physician and scientist who wrote books on a wide range of topics, including medicine, philology, mathematics, and philosophy. Tim Mackintosh-Smith (Edited and Translated by)
Tim Mackintosh-Smith is a noted British travel author, best known for his trilogy on the renowned Moroccan world-traveler...
Publisher: New York University Press
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