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The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author | : British Library (London) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : |
The New Spelling Dictionary
Author | : John Entick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 1776 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
A Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament
Author | : Francis Brown |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1160 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Aramaic language |
ISBN | : |
The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville
Author | : |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2006-06-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139456164 |
This work is a complete English translation of the Latin Etymologies of Isidore, Bishop of Seville (c.560–636). Isidore compiled the work between c.615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matter. It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the Seven Liberal Arts, including Rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of God, the terminology of the Law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensils. Isidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning. This book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the Etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from Isidore's time.
Lost Enlightenment
Author | : S. Frederick Starr |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 694 |
Release | : 2015-06-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691165858 |
The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacy In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds—remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly all of these figures wrote in Arabic, they were long assumed to have been Arabs. In fact, they were from Central Asia—drawn from the Persianate and Turkic peoples of a region that today extends from Kazakhstan southward through Afghanistan, and from the easternmost province of Iran through Xinjiang, China. Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects. They gave algebra its name, calculated the earth's diameter with unprecedented precision, wrote the books that later defined European medicine, and penned some of the world's greatest poetry. One scholar, working in Afghanistan, even predicted the existence of North and South America—five centuries before Columbus. Rarely in history has a more impressive group of polymaths appeared at one place and time. No wonder that their writings influenced European culture from the time of St. Thomas Aquinas down to the scientific revolution, and had a similarly deep impact in India and much of Asia. Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise. Informed by the latest scholarship yet written in a lively and accessible style, this is a book that will surprise general readers and specialists alike.