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The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world

Title
The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world / Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri ; edited, translated, and with an Introduction and notes by Elias Muhanna.
Author
Nuwayrī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, 1279-1333
Publication
New York : Penguin Books, [2016]

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Additional Authors
Muhanna, Elias
Description
xxxii, 318 pages; 20 cm
Series Statement
Penguin Classics
Uniform Title
  • Nihāyat al-arab fī funūn al-adab. English
  • Penguin classics.
Alternative Title
Nihāyat al-arab fī funūn al-adab.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Translations.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • Translated from Arabic.
Call Number
JFD 16-5408
ISBN
  • 9780143107484
  • 0143107488
LCCN
2015046621
OCLC
930508896
Author
Nuwayrī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, 1279-1333, author.
Title
The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition : a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world / Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri ; edited, translated, and with an Introduction and notes by Elias Muhanna.
Publisher
New York : Penguin Books, [2016]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Penguin Classics
Penguin classics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language
Translated from Arabic.
Added Author
Muhanna, Elias, editor, translator.
Research Call Number
JFD 16-5408
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