Wonders and rarities the marvelous book that traveled the world and mapped the cosmos

"During the thirteenth century, the great scholar, geographer, physician, and astronomer Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203-1283) authored what became perhaps the single most influential work of natural history in the Islamic world: a compendium of curiosities entitled 'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Maw...

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Main Author:	Zadeh, Travis E. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, > approximately 1203-1283. > ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt. Geography, Arab > History. Cosmography > History. Natural history > History. Curiosities and wonders. Science, Medieval.
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