Al-Idrisi's Norman kingdom in the south : The Book of Roger in translation / edited and translated by Katherine Jacka, Ahmed Fatima Kzzo, Matt King, and Sherif Abdelkarim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Idrīsī, approximately 1100-1166, author.

Contributor:

Jacka, Katherine, editor, translator.

Kzzo, Ahmed Fatima, editor, translator.

King, Matt, 1990- editor, translator.

Abdelkarim, Sherif, editor, translator.

Series:

Foundations (ARC Humanities Press)

Foundations

Standardized Title:

Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idrīsī, approximately 1100-1166.

Idrīsī.

Roger II, King of Sicily, 1095-1154.

Roger.

Geography, Arab--Early works to 1800.

Geography, Arab.

Geography, Medieval.

World maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800--Translations into English.

World maps, Manuscript.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2024.

Summary:

'The Book of Roger' is a twelfth-century Arabic geographical treatise commissioned by King Roger II of Sicily and compiled by the Muslim polymath al-Idrisi. On its completion in around 1157 it was the most detailed description of the known world produced up to that point. This translation covers Sicily, the seat of King Roger's government, along with the other parts of the Norman kingdom in the South: southern Italy, the Adriatic, and Ifriqiya, as well as the book's preface. <br><br>Presented in English translation for the first time this text offers insight into Roger's motivation in commissioning such an endeavour, and the relationship between king and scholar. A comprehensive introduction explores what this important work tells us about the Norman kingdom in the South in the Middle Ages, while a series of detailed maps will enhance the reader's appreciation of the richness of al-Idrisi's data.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Introduction THE LIFE, TIMES, AND WORKS OF AL-IDRISI

KITAB NUZHAT AL-MUSHTAQ FI IKHTIRAQ AL-AFAQ THE BOOK OF PLEASURE FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VISIT FARAWAY PLACES TRANSLATION

Preface of the Nuzhat al-Mushtaq

CLIME THREE, PART ONE (Partial)

CLIME THREE, PART TWO

CLIME FOUR, PART TWO

CLIME FOUR, PART THREE

CLIME FIVE, PART TWO (Partial)

CLIME FIVE, PART THREE

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF PLACENAMES

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2025).

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Contains: Idrīsī, approximately 1100-1166. Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq. English.

Translation of: Idrīsī, approximately 1100-1166. Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq.

ISBN:

9781802701951

1802701958

OCLC:

1438670338