A Physician on the Nile : A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years /

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Flora, fauna, and famine in thirteenth-century EgyptA Physician on the Nile begins as a description of everyday life in Egypt at the turn of the seventh/thirteenth century, before becoming a harrowing account of famine and pestilence. Written by the polymath and physician ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: al-Baghdādī, ʿAbd al-Laṭīf (Autor)
Otros Autores: Mackintosh-Smith, Tim (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2021]
Colección:Library of Arabic Literature ; 74
Temas:
Famines > Egypt > History > 13th century.
Natural history > Egypt > Pre-Linnean works.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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