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The foreword to this work, first published over a century ago,
provides the following recommendation: 'The narrative of Simon
Ockley, which Edward Gibbon characterised as instructive, and his
translation of Arabic MSS as 'learned and spirited', make his
'History of the Saracens' a fitting sequel to what has been offered
in this volume from Gibbon's great work.' The combined essence of
the writings of these two historians on Saracenic history, is here
combined in a single volume of unsurpassed scholarship. Its
republication will be welcomed by a wide readership.Simon Ockley
(1678-1720) was born in Exeter and educated at Cambridge where, in
1711, he became Professor of Arabic at the University. His great
work on the Saracens, published between 1708 and 1757, was the
result of years of study in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The
second part of the present volume is an abridgement of this
work.Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) is best known for his monumental
history 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. He was an
admirer of Ockley's early translations from Arabic sources.
Gibbon's own work forms the first part of the present work.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1848 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1868 Edition.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Beschreibung Der Sudlichen Barbarey Simon Ockley, Ludwig
Friedrich Vischer
With An Account Of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts,
Etc.Collected From Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic Mss.
With An Account Of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts,
Etc.Collected From Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic Mss.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
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