The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world /
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Call Number: AE2 .N813 2016
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| 008 | 130303s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng d | ||
| 010 | |a 2015046621 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780143107484 | ||
| 040 | |c ARCE Library | ||
| 041 | 1 | |a eng |h ara | |
| 050 | 4 | |a AE2 .N813 2016 | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Nuwayrī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, |d 1279-1333, |e author | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Nihāyat al-arab fī funūn al-adab. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : |b a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world / |c Shihāb al-Dīn al-Nuwayrī ; edited, translated, and with an Introduction and notes by Elias Muhanna. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Penguin Books, |c [2016]. | |
| 300 | |a xxxii, 318 pages ; |c 20 cm. | ||
| 490 | 0 | |a Penguin Classic. | |
| 500 | |a Translation of : نهايات العرب في فنون الأدب. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The first book: on the heavens and the earth -- The heavens -- Meteorological phenomena -- The nights and days -- The earth, mountains, seas, islands, rivers, and springs -- The natures of different nations and the inherent dispositions of their inhabitants -- The second book: on the human being -- The life stages and nature of the human being -- Proverbs and parables -- Praise, invective, entertaining anecdotes, wine, and music -- On the ruler, his subjects, and advisers; and on the craft of secretaryship -- The third book: on the mute beasts -- Carnivorous animals -- Other wild beasts -- Livestock -- Venomous creatures -- Birds and fish -- The fourth book: on plants -- Vegetables and foodstuffs -- Trees and fruit -- Aromatic plants -- Gum resins, mannas, and saps -- Aromatics, sexual medicines, and the magical properties of nature -- The fifth book: on history -- Adam and Eve -- On the history of the Mamluk State. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic |v Translations into English. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Muhanna, Elias. |e editor, |e translator | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
| 942 | |c BK |2 lcc | ||
| 999 | |c 7003 |d 7003 | ||