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Medieval Islamic Swords and Swordmaking
by Robert Hoyland, Brian Gilmour
One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exist. The treatise "On swords and their kinds" was written by the 9th century Muslim philosopher Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi. This work was commissioned by a powerful ...
Paperback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £30.00
Abdelhafidh al-Mansur's On Hunting
translated by Sir Terence Clark and Muawiya Derhalli
The original manuscript of On Hunting was presented to the Hafsid Sultan of North Africa al-Mustansir bi-Allah, known as al-Mansur, in 1247. He was a passionate hunter with Saluqis, falcons and other predators on his estate at Bizerte. The complete book apparently dealt with all aspects of hunting and falconry but only Parts VII and VIII of Volume IV of the original seven volumes remains, which Abdulhafedh Mansour of Tunis University ...
Paperback. Price GB £18.00
Epic of the Persian Kings: The Art of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
by Barbara Brend and Charles Melville
Composed more than a millennium ago, the "Shahnameh" - the great royal book of the Persian court - recounts the history of the Persian people from its mythic origins down to the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. The contributors shed light on the epic's background, national importance and enduring legacy, accompanied by a wealth of illustrations from "Shahnameh" manuscripts belonging to the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Victoria and Albert ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00
The Abbasid Tradition: Qur'ans of the 8th to 10th Centuries AD
by Francois Deroche
This splendid book describes the Qur'ans of the eight to tenth centuries in the Khalili Collection. It provides an exotically illustrated catalogue with detailed scholarship encompassing the history of the subject. 192p, 138 col pl. (Azimuth Editions 1992)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £135.00, Our Price GB £89.00
The Introduction of Arabic Learning into England
by Charles Burnett
This study, the published 1996 Panizzi Lectures, examines how Arabic learning, which became so pervasive in England from the 11th to 13th centuries, was introduced into different areas of scholarship, from religious and noble establishments to the first ...
Paperback. Temporarily out of stock at publishers - will be delayed. Orders will be recorded. Price GB £16.00
A Reader on Classical Islam
by F. E. Peters
This reader combines extensive passages from early Islamic texts with commentary on the meaning and history of the selected pieces. The book is divided in to eight chapters, devoted to different aspects of the Moslem faith: The past, sacred and profane; ...
Paperback. Price GB £15.00
The Persian Book of Kings: Ibrahim Sultan's Shahnama
by Firuza Abdullaeva and Charles Melville
Oxbow says: The Shahnama or The Book of Kings was one of the greatest epic poems ever written. Completed in AD 1010 by its author Firdausi, it tells the history of mankind from the creation of the world (with Iran at the centre) to ...
Hardback. Price GB £25.00
Muslim Religious Institutions in Imperial Russia
Frank, Allen J.
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £93.00, Our Price GB £48.00
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