TY - BOOK ID - 3433980 TI - An eleventh-century Egyptian guide to the universe : the Book of curiosities AU - Rapoport, Yossef AU - Savage-Smith, Emilie PY - 2014 VL - 87 SN - 9789004255647 9004255648 1306189004 9004256997 PB - Leiden : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Cosmography KW - Geography KW - Cartography KW - Astronomy, Medieval. KW - Cosmographie KW - Géographie KW - Cartographie KW - Astronomie médiévale KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Ouvrages avant 1800 KW - Ouvrages jusqu'à 1800 KW - Earth (Planet) KW - Terre KW - Géographie KW - Astronomie médiévale KW - Ouvrages jusqu'à 1800 KW - Medieval astronomy KW - Cartography, Primitive KW - Chartography KW - Map-making KW - Mapmaking KW - Mapping (Cartography) KW - Mathematical geography KW - Surveying KW - Map projection KW - Maps KW - Earth UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3433980 AB - Acquired by the Bodleian Library in 2002, the Book of Curiosities is now recognized as one of the most important discoveries in the history of cartography in recent decades. This eleventh-century Arabic treatise, composed in Egypt under the Fatimid caliphs, is a detailed account of the heavens and the Earth, illustrated by an unparalleled series of maps and astronomical diagrams. With topics ranging from comets to the island of Sicily, from lunar mansions to the sources of the Nile, it represents the extent of geographical, astronomical and astrological knowledge of the time. This authoritative edition and translation, accompanied by a colour facsimile reproduction, opens a unique window onto the worldview of medieval Islam. An extensive glossary of star-names and seven indices, on birds, animals and other items have been added for easy reference. ER -