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'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a
retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to
the series.' New Statesman
Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended
in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and
Central Asia.
Guy Le Strange's extensive introduction gives excellent historical
and political background for the account and the material is
supplemented with seven maps and plans.
'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a
retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to
the series.' New Statesman
Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended
in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and
Central Asia.
Guy Le Strange's extensive introduction gives excellent historical
and political background for the account and the material is
supplemented with seven maps and plans.
Originally published in 1890 and translated from "the works of the
medieval Arab geographers," Palestine under the Moslems is a
collection of historical and geographical Islamic writings on Syria
and Palestine. Palestine is known as the Holy Land with a religious
focus on both Judaism and Christianity, but it also holds a
position of high importance in Islam, which these writings
demonstrate. Presented in two parts, Part I contains translations
of Arabic and Persian works that date back to A.D. 650-1500, as
well as notes and observations from the editor, while Part II
includes an alphabetical geographical dictionary and references to
relevant Islamic sources. GUY LE STRANGE (1854-1933) was born in
Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, as the youngest son of Henry
L'Estrange Styleman. He studied Arabic and Persian at the College
de France in Paris, after which he spent many years traveling and
living abroad in Persia, Florence, and Palestine. He settled in
Cambridge in 1907, where he contributed to The Journal of the Royal
Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of which he was a
member until his death. Le Strange was the editor and translator of
several well-known books on the Middle East and Islam, establishing
him as one of the most recognized historical geographers of
medieval Islam to write in English.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1890 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate, originally published by
Cambridge University Press in 1905, is an anthology of geographical
and historical works on Mesopotamia, Persia, and the surrounding
areas of Central Asia by medieval Arab, Persian, and Turkish Muslim
geographers. The translated works begin with writings from A.D.
864, and conclude with works from the early seventeenth century.
While not an exhaustive geographical history, the description of
each province includes information on manufacture and trade, towns,
roads, bodies of water, and other topical areas of interest. There
are also maps of several provinces as well as an extensive index.
The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate is a complementary work to
Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate, and includes some records from
Palestine under the Moslems, making this work ideal for any student
of Le Strange's translations. GUY LE STRANGE (1854-1933) was born
in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, as the youngest son of Henry
L'Estrange Styleman. He studied Arabic and Persian at the College
de France in Paris, after which he spent many years traveling and
living abroad in Persia, Florence, and Palestine. He settled in
Cambridge in 1907, where he contributed to The Journal of the Royal
Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of which he was a
member until his death. Le Strange was the editor and translator of
several well-known books on the Middle East and Islam, establishing
him as one of the most recognized historical geographers of
medieval Islam to write in English.
Baghdad During the Abbasid Caliphate was first published in 1900
and is, according to the author, the first attempt at a complete
history and topographic outline of the city of Baghdad during the
reign of the Abbasids, who ruled from 750 to 1258 A.D. In addition
to including a chronological timetable, this work contains the
history of the foundation of Baghdad, the building of the canals,
gates, roads, trenches, quarters, and palaces (all in great
detail), and descriptions of the early, middle, and late periods of
the Abbasid Caliphate. This work is ideal for scholars of ancient
world and Middle East history, especially those interested in early
studies of Islam. GUY LE STRANGE (1854-1933) was born in
Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, as the youngest son of Henry
L'Estrange Styleman. He studied Arabic and Persian at the College
de France in Paris, after which he spent many years traveling and
living abroad in Persia, Florence, and Palestine. He settled in
Cambridge in 1907, where he contributed to The Journal of the Royal
Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of which he was a
member until his death. Le Strange was the editor and translator of
several well-known books on the Middle East and Islam, establishing
him as one of the most recognized historical geographers of
medieval Islam to write in English.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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