The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World by Elias Muhanna, Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri

The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World

Elias Muhanna, Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri

352 pages first pub 1329 (editions)

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An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogues everything known to exist from the perspective of a 14th-century Egyptian scholar and litterateur. More than 9,000 pages and 30 vol...

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