Gabriel Ferrand (1864-1935) travelled widely as a French diplomat
and pursued scholarly passions as a polyglot orientalist. He served
as consul to Madagascar and published several works about the
island, noting the Arab influence that preceded the arrival of
Europeans. A member of the Societe Asiatique, and editor of its
journal from 1920 until his death, Ferrand sought in particular to
make Arabic geographical and nautical writings more accessible to
fellow scholars and students. Forming part of that project, this
work appeared in two volumes in 1913-14. It presents annotated
French translations of mainly Arabic texts relating to the Far
East. Brief biographical notes on the authors are given for the
benefit of non-specialists. Volume 1 contains the preliminary
matter explaining Ferrand's approach to transcription and
translation. This is followed by texts up to the thirteenth
century, including extracts from the ninth-century author Sulaiman
al-Tajir.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Relations de voyages et textes geographiques arabes, persans et turks relatifs a l'Extreme-Orient du VIIIe au XVIIIe siecles 2 Volume Set |
| Release date: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Gabriel Ferrand
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
318 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-08082-8 |
| Languages: |
French
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Historical geography
|
| LSN: |
1-108-08082-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781108080828 |
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