Author: Timothy Insoll
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004383662
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In, The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, an illustrated catalogue of 150 gravestones with modern Arabic transcription and English translation is provided with discussion of gravestone chronology, types, manufacture, decoration, iconography, inscription content, archaeological context, history of research, and contemporary significance and conservation issues.
The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD
Author: Timothy Insoll
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004383662
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In, The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, an illustrated catalogue of 150 gravestones with modern Arabic transcription and English translation is provided with discussion of gravestone chronology, types, manufacture, decoration, iconography, inscription content, archaeological context, history of research, and contemporary significance and conservation issues.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004383662
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In, The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, an illustrated catalogue of 150 gravestones with modern Arabic transcription and English translation is provided with discussion of gravestone chronology, types, manufacture, decoration, iconography, inscription content, archaeological context, history of research, and contemporary significance and conservation issues.
Kabul: a History 1773-1948
Author: May Schinasi
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004325328
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In Kabul: A History, 1773-1948 May Schinasi provides a richly detailed, thoroughly documented, and well-illustrated account of the history of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, through its architecture.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004325328
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In Kabul: A History, 1773-1948 May Schinasi provides a richly detailed, thoroughly documented, and well-illustrated account of the history of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, through its architecture.
The different aspects of islamic culture
Author: UNESCO
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231039091
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 926
Book Description
This publication examines art, the human sciences, science, philosophy, mysticism, language and literature. For this task, UNESCO has chosen scholars and experts from all over the world who belong to widely divergent cultural and religious backgrounds.--Publisher's description.
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231039091
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 926
Book Description
This publication examines art, the human sciences, science, philosophy, mysticism, language and literature. For this task, UNESCO has chosen scholars and experts from all over the world who belong to widely divergent cultural and religious backgrounds.--Publisher's description.
The Aghlabids and their Neighbors
Author: Glaire D. Anderson
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004356045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
In The Aghlabids and their Neighbors an international group of scholars present the latest research on the history, art, architecture, archaeology, and numismatics of a major early Islamic dynasty, illuminating their place within medieval social and economic networks.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004356045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
In The Aghlabids and their Neighbors an international group of scholars present the latest research on the history, art, architecture, archaeology, and numismatics of a major early Islamic dynasty, illuminating their place within medieval social and economic networks.
Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds
Author: Hyunhee Park
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107018684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This book documents the relationship and wisdom of Asian cartographers in the Islamic and Chinese worlds before the Europeans arrived.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107018684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This book documents the relationship and wisdom of Asian cartographers in the Islamic and Chinese worlds before the Europeans arrived.
Slaves on Horses
Author: Patricia Crone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521529402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
An explanation of the Muslim phenomenon of slave soldiers, concentrating on the period AD 650-850.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521529402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
An explanation of the Muslim phenomenon of slave soldiers, concentrating on the period AD 650-850.
The Exorcist Tradition in Islam
Author: Abu Ameenah Bilaal Philips
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898649724
Category : Exorcism
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898649724
Category : Exorcism
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A Checklist of Islamic Coins
Author: Stephen Album
Publisher: Stephen Album
ISBN: 9780963602411
Category : Coins, Islamic.
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Publisher: Stephen Album
ISBN: 9780963602411
Category : Coins, Islamic.
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
History of the Arabic Written Tradition Supplement Volume 3 - i
Author: Carl Brockelmann
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004369791
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann’s Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann’s transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004369791
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann’s Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann’s transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
1001 Inventions
Author: Salim T. S. Al-Hassani
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426209347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization between the 7th and 17th centuries. Every time you drink coffee, eat a three-course meal, get a whiff of your favorite perfume, take shelter in an earthquake-resistant structure, get a broken bone set or solve an algebra problem, it is in part due to the discoveries of Muslim civilization.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426209347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization between the 7th and 17th centuries. Every time you drink coffee, eat a three-course meal, get a whiff of your favorite perfume, take shelter in an earthquake-resistant structure, get a broken bone set or solve an algebra problem, it is in part due to the discoveries of Muslim civilization.