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Seafarers of the Seven Seas : the maritime culture in the Kitāb ʻAjāʼib al-Hind (The book of the marvels of India) by Buzurg Ibn Shahriyār (d. 399/1009) / Suhanna Shafiq.
LIBRA V46 .S434 2013
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shafiq, Suhanna.
- Series:
- Islamkundliche Untersuchungen ; Bd. 311.
- Islamkundliche Untersuchungen ; Band 311
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buzurg ibn Shahriyār, active 10th century. ʻAjāʼib al-Hind.
- Buzurg ibn Shahriyār.
- Naval art and science--Terminology--Arabic.
- Naval art and science.
- Genre:
- Terminology.
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : Klaus Schwarz Verlag, [2013]
- Language Note:
- In English, with few passages in Arabic.
- Contents:
- Library of congress Arabic transliteration system
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Buzurg ibn Shahriyār : A historical and geographical perspective
- The sea stories of Buzurg ibn Shahriyār
- Life at sea
- Maritime terminology in Buzurg's Kitāb 'Ajā'ib al-Hind : an investigative analysis
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index of places
- Index of subjects.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783879974245
- 3879974241
- OCLC:
- 828480013
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