The Arcadian Library : Western Appreciation Of Arab And Islamic Civilization / By Alastair Hamilton Hamilton, (Alastair 1941-)

An exceptional copy; fine gilt-block cloth, with an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 408 p. : ill. (some col.), plates ; 33 cm. Series; Studies in the Arcadian Library ; no. 8. Notes; Decorated endpapers. "The Arcadian Library in association with Oxford University Press"--t.p.Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-398) and index. Contents; Machine generated contents note: ch. One Travel -- Pilgrims -- Missionaries -- Merchants -- Diplomats -- Scientists -- Antiquarians and archaeologists -- Soldiers -- Tourists, artists and professional travellers -- Crossroads -- Arabia -- Women -- ch. Two Turcica -- War -- Curiosity satisfied -- ch. Three Science and Medicine -- ch. Four Islam and Christianity -- Islam -- Christians in the East and Eastern Christianity -- ch. Five Spain -- ch. Six Oriental Scholarship and Literature -- Oriental scholarship -- Oriental literature. Subjects; Arcadian Library (London, England). Arcadian Library (London, England) ; Catalogs. Civilization, Arab Library resources. Travelers' writings, European Library resources. Semitic languages Library resources. Civilization, Arab ; Bibliography. Travelers' writings, European ; Bibliography. Civilization, Arab Library resources. 1 Kg.