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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Hoyland, Robert Gerard (1966-....)
Gilmour, Brian J. J.
Titre(s) : Medieval Islamic swords and swordmaking [Texte imprimé] : Kindi's treatise "on swords and their kinds". edition, translation and commentary / Robert G. Hoyland, Brian Gilmour
Publication : London : Gibb Memorial Trust, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (216 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack
of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and
by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however,
occasional treatises do exist. The treatise ""On swords and their kinds"" was written
by the 9th century Muslim philosopher Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi. This work was commissioned
by a powerful patron of scholarship, the Abbasid caliph Mu'tasim, and the content
of the treatise presumably reflects the ruler's general interest in his army and its
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Sujet(s) : Épées -- Empire islamique
Indice(s) Dewey :
623.441 (23e éd.) = Armes légères antérieures aux armes à feu (génie militaire)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780906094877. - ISBN 0906094879 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46705211x
Notice n° :
FRBNF46705211
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Introduction; Acknowledgements;
1. Kindi and Islamic Swords; 2. Kindi's "On swords and their kinds": edition and translation;
3. Kindi's "On swords and their kinds": commentary; 4. Swords in Arabic Poetry; Appendix
1: Jābir ibn Ḥayyān's Book on Iron; Appendix 2: Bīrūnī on Iron; Appendix 3:
The manuscripts of Leiden, Istanbul, Turin and Chester Beatty; Glossary; Bibliography;
Index.
