The Arcadian Library: Western Appreciation of Arab and Islamic Civilization by Hamilton, Alastair - 2011

The Arcadian Library, 2011-06-25. Hardcover. Good. 1.9685 12.8346 9.6850. Dust jacket and edges show light wear. Pages are clean and intact.

The Arcadian Library, 2011-06-25. Hardcover. New. 12x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 408 p. : ill. ; 33 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Arcadian Library in association with Oxford University Press, London ;first edition, 2011. Cloth, 4to, 32 cm,. 408 pp, (some folded) : colour ills. From the blurb: "The Arcadian Library is unique in Europe. Its 10,000 volumes record the encounter between two cultures and show how the civilization of the Arab and Islamic worlds was appreciated in the Christian West from the earliest times to the present. This richly illustrated survey summarizes the variety of works, documents and images which the library holds in different domains.The works of travellers - including pilgrims, missionaries, merchants, diplomats, scientists, soldiers, antiquarians, tourists and women - form an important part of the collection. Their reports reflect the impressions made on Europeans by the vast region centred on Arabia and the Levant and stretching from Spain and the Maghreb to South and Central Asia, and their publication in Europe had in turn a profound effect on western sensibilities. The section on travellers… Read More