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100 1 $aHamilton, Alastair.
245 14 $aThe Arcadian Library :$bwestern appreciation of Arab and Islamic civilization /$cby Alastair Hamilton.
246 30 $aWestern appreciation of Arab and Islamic civilization
260 $aLondon :$bArcadian Library ;$aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2011.
300 $a408 p., [184] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c33 cm.
490 1 $aStudies in the Arcadian Library ;$vno. 8
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 361-398) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction / Robert Jones -- Travel -Turcica -- Science and medicine -- Islam and Christianity -- Spain -- Oriental scholarship and literature.
520 $a"The Arcadian Library is unique in Europe. The 10,000 or so volumes which it owns provide a complete picture of the encounter between two cultures and show how the civilization of the Arab and Islamic worlds was appreciated in the Christian West from the earliest times to the present day. The purpose of this heavily-illustrated survey is to provide an idea of the variety of works, documents, and images which the library holds in different domains. Travel writings prevail, a reflection of the impressions made on Europeans by the vast region centred on Arabia and the Levant and stretching from the Maghreb to South and Central Asia, and of the discoveries they made and the effect of their findings on Western knowledge and sensibility. The section on travellers also includes some of the rarer items in the library - unique manuscripts and maps, colour-plate books, and unpublished letters from figures such as Richard Burton, T.E. Lawrence, and Gertrude Bell. In addition to travel there is a large collection of Turcica, with its rare pamphlets and illustrations; a section on Arab science and medicine which contains priceless incunables of translations of Arabic texts; an important selection of Quran translations and material on Eastern Christianity; documents both published and unpublished on the Arabs in Spain and the influence of the tradition they established on early modern Spain and the rest of Europe; numerous products of oriental scholarship and, finally, works of oriental literature which include, besides translations from Turkish and Persian, unpublished manuscripts, and splendidly illustrated copies of The Arabian Nights. Over 200 illustrations of some of the finest items in the library, including four 8-page fold-outs, complement the text. The bibliography, running to almost 2000 entries, gives an overview of some of the most important items in the library."--$cPublisher's website.
610 20 $aArcadian Library (London, England)$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aCivilization, Arab$xLibrary resources.
650 0 $aTravelers' writings, European$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aArab countries$xDescription and travel$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aIslamic countries$xDescription and travel$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aIslamic countries$xCivilization$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aArab countries$xForeign public opinion$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aIslamic countries$xForeign public opinion$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aArab countries$xDescription and travel$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aIslamic countries$xDescription and travel$xLibrary resources.
610 20 $aArcadian Library (London, England)
651 0 $aArab countries$xReligion$xLibrary resources.
651 0 $aSpain$xCivilization$xArab influences$xLibrary resources.
650 0 $aSemitic languages$xLibrary resources.
650 0 $aLibrary resources$zEngland$zLondon.
830 0 $aStudies in the Arcadian Library ;$vno. 8.
988 $a20110623
906 $0OCLC