| History of the Arabic Written Tradition Set Contributor(s): Brockelmann, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004389466 ISBN-13: 9789004389465 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $1322.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Arabic Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Encyclopedias - Literary Criticism | Reference - History | Asia - General |
| Physical Information: 7.3" H x 13.2" W x 9.9" (18.40 lbs) 906 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted. Supplement volume SIII-ii offers the thee Indices (authors, titles, and Western editors/publishers). |