The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world /

The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world /

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Main Author: Nuwayrī, Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, 1279-1333 (Author)

Other Authors: Muhanna, Elias. (Editor, Translator)

Format: Book

Language: English
Arabic

Published: New York : Penguin Books, [2016].

Series: Penguin Classic.

Subjects:

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic > Translations into English.

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Call Number: AE2 .N813 2016

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.