Ibn Nazif’s World-History : Al-Ta’rikh al-Mansuri PDF
by David Cook
Part of the Crusade Texts in Translation series
Description
This book is the first translated and annotated edition of Ibn Naẓīf’s Al-TÄ’rÄ«kh al-ManṣūrÄ«.
Totalling 227 folios, the manuscript is a unique and valuable source full of historical accounts and anecdotes.
The documents include two letters by the Emperor Frederick II in Arabic, as well as the only mention of the Albigensian Crusade in the Arabic language.
Other notable material includes Ibn Naẓīf’s notes concerning the rivalries between the various AyyÅ«bids and the wars against JalÄl al-DÄ«n MangubirtÄ«, descriptions of the AyyÅ«bids in Yemen, and notes on the destruction of the Sicilian Muslims and the defeats of the Spanish Muslims.
Containing an extensive historical introduction, this book will appeal to scholars and students interested in the later Crusader and middle Ayyūbid periods.
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- Publication Date:29/12/2020
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/12/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781000286144
