| Description |
xxxii, 318 pages ; 20 cm. |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The first book: on the heavens and the earth -- The heavens -- Meteorological phenomena -- The nights and days -- The earth, mountains, seas, islands, rivers, and springs -- The natures of different nations and the inherent dispositions of their inhabitants -- The second book: on the human being -- The life stages and nature of the human being -- Proverbs and parables -- Praise, invective, entertaining anecdotes, wine, and music -- On the ruler, his subjects, and advisers; and on the craft of secretaryship -- The third book: on the mute beasts -- Carnivorous animals -- Other wild beasts -- Livestock -- Venomous creatures -- Birds and fish -- The fourth book: on plants -- Vegetables and foodstuffs -- Trees and fruit -- Aromatic plants -- Gum resins, mannas, and saps -- Aromatics, sexual medicines, and the magical properties of nature -- The fifth book: on history -- Adam and Eve -- On the history of the Mamluk State. |
| Language |
Translated from Arabic. |
| Subject |
Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic -- Translations into English.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Arabic. (OCoLC)fst00909551
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Muhanna, Elias, editor, translator.
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| Added Title |
Nihyat al-arab f funn al-adab. English
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| ISBN |
9780143107484 |
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0143107488 |
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