| Early Mamluk Syrian Historiography, Volume 1 Contributor(s): Guo (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004110283 ISBN-13: 9789004110281 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $164.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: This laudable work offers a study, translation and partial edition of one of the most important early Mamluk sources and its author. In addition to the work's contribution to Mamluk history, it also makes a significant contribution towards the ultimate goal of having the key texts of early Mamluk historiography accessible to scholars. In this first volume the life and work of al-Y?n?n? (d. 1326), the textual history of his Chronicle, its historiographic significance and textual filiation with other independent sources are presented and discussed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 909.070 |
| LCCN: 97052620 |
| Series: Islamic History and Civilization: Studies and Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.4" W x 9.6" (1.34 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This laudable work offers a study, translation and partial edition of one of the most important early Mamluk sources and its author. In addition to the work's contribution to Mamluk history, it also makes a significant contribution towards the ultimate goal of having the key texts of early Mamluk historiography accessible to scholars. In this first volume the life and work of al-Yūnīnī (d. 1326), the textual history of his Chronicle, its historiographic significance and textual filiation with other independent sources are presented and discussed. |