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Commerce, culture, and community in a Red Sea port in the thirteenth century : the Arabic documents from Quseir /
"This book is the first comprehensive study of the Arabic documents uncovered in Quseir, Upper Egypt, during the 1980s. The hundreds of paper fragments shed light on activities and operations of a family shipping business on the Red Sea shore in the thirteenth century. Part One is an introducto...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2004.
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| Colección: | Islamic history and civilization ;
v. 52. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book is the first comprehensive study of the Arabic documents uncovered in Quseir, Upper Egypt, during the 1980s. The hundreds of paper fragments shed light on activities and operations of a family shipping business on the Red Sea shore in the thirteenth century. Part One is an introductory essay on the historical and cultural context of these documents. The three chapters deal with, respectively, the "Sheikh's house," where the documents were found, the Red Sea commerce as reflected in the trade activities around the house, and aspects of popular culture as revealed through the texts. Part Two comprises a critical edition of eighty-four Arabic texts, the majority of which have never been published before, with translation and commentary."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 334 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9004137475 9789004137479 142941457X 9781429414579 1280914955 9781280914959 9786610914951 6610914958 9047404971 9789047404972 |
| ISSN: | 0929-2403 ; |