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Poetic Rendition of the “Treatise of Birgili Mehmet”
This manuscript in Ottoman Turkish conveys the meaning in rhymed couplets of the treatise on the fundamentals of Islamic belief by Birgili Mehmet Efendi (also seen as Birgivi Mehmed). At first glance...
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The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf
The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf is a collection of the notes of S.B. Miles, longtime British official in the Persian Gulf generally and Oman in particular. They were compiled and published...
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Annals of Oman to 1728
Annals of Oman to 1728 is a translation into English of the portions dealing with the history of Oman of a much longer work on Islamic history by Sihan ibn Saʻid al-Izkiwi entitled Kashf al-ghummah...
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On the South Arabian Folk Tales
Alfred Freiherr von Kremer (1828 ‒89) was an Austrian orientalist and diplomat. He studied law at the University of Vienna and classical oriental languages at the Oriental Academy (now the Diplomatic...
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Arabic Plant Names from Egypt, Algeria, and Yemen
Arabische Pflanzennamen aus Aegypten, Algerien und Jemen (Arabic plant names from Egypt, Algeria, and Yemen) is a book on botanical names of plants native to these three countries. It is comprised...
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The King of Hedjaz and Arab Independence, with a Facsimile of the...
The King of Hedjaz and Arab Independence is a booklet with 14 pages of main text, published during World War I, which concerns contemporary political developments in Arabia and Iraq. After a short...
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A Study of the Carmatians of Bahrain and the Fatimids
Mémoire sur les Carmathes du Bahraïn et les Fatimides (A study of the Carmatians of Bahrain and the Fatimids) is a history of two Shia political and theological movements that shook the Islamic world...
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History of Yemen under Hasan Pasha
Historia Jemanae sub Hasano Pascha (History of Yemen under Hasan Pasha) is the translation into Latin, and a critical edition, of an Arabic history of the reign of Ottoman governor Hasan Pasha in Yemen...
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Arabia Felix, Memoirs of Travels in Africa and Asia
L’Arabie heureuse, souvenirs de voyages en Afrique et en Asie (Arabia Felix, memoirs of travel in Africa and Asia)purports to be an account of the author’s adventures in Arabia. It is claimed that...
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The Overflowing River in the Science of Inheritance and Patrimony
This small book preserves both the Arabic original and the German translation of Al-nahr al-fāʼiḍ fī ʻilm al-farāʼiḍ (The overflowing river in the science of inheritance and patrimony) by Yemeni...
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A Treatise on the Muhammedan Law, Entitled, “The Overflowing River of the...
A Treatise on the Muhammedan Law contains two works, Al-Nahr al-fa’id fi ‘ilm al-fara’id (The overflowing river of the science of inheritance and patrimony), and Al-Idah fi huquq al-nisa’ wa ahkam...
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Essentials on Industrial Technology
Kao gong ji yao (Essentials on industrial technology) has no title page. The heading at the front of Juan 1 reads: “Kao gong ji yao, written by Matisheng of England; translated by Fu Lanya of England...
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The New Edition, with Sound Notations and Illustrations, of the Story of Han...
Xin kan yin zhu chu xiang Han Peng shi yi ji (New edition, with sound notations and illustrations, of the story of Han Peng and ten righteous men) is a Ming poetic drama by an unknown author. Qu hai...
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The New Edition, with Sound Notations and Illustrations, of the Story of...
The author of this qu (song drama) is unknown. Historically there have been two versions of the story of an individual’s winning triple first place in the civil examinations. One was entitled Feng...
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A Compilation of Divinations from the Tianyuan Jade Calendar and the Big...
Shown here is a facsimile of a handwritten copy of Tianyuan yu li xuan ji jing zhu zhan zheng ji (A compilation of divinations in the Tianyuan Jade Calendar and the Big Dipper Scripture). A rare copy...
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Gazing South of the River by Li Jing, Duke of Wei
Li Wei Gong wang jiang nan (Gazing south of the river by Li Jing, Duke of Wei) was a work attributed to Li Jing (571−649). Li Jing, courtesy name Yaoshi, a native of Sanyuan, Yongzhou (in present-day...
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Daguan Classified and Practical Basic Pharmacopeia Based on Historical Classics
Jing shi zheng lei Daguan ben cao (Daguan classified and practical basic pharmacopeia based on historical classics) was compiled by Tang Shenwei, courtesy name Shenyuan, a native of Huayang, Chengdu,...
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Complete Book on Infant Care
Bao ying quan shu (Complete book on infant care) was compiled by Xue Kai and expanded by Xue Ji, his son. This edition was printed in the 17th year (1589) of the Wanli reign by Zhao Kehuai (died 1603),...
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Handy Geographical Maps Through the Ages
Li dai di li zhi zhang tu (Handy geographical maps through the ages) is the earliest existing historical atlas of China, first printed during the Song dynasty. This edition was printed during the Ming,...
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Complete Atlas of Taiwan
The book label on the cover of this work reads: Taiwan yu tu bing shuo (Atlas of Taiwan with explanations). The title page title reads: Quan Tai yu tu (Complete atlas of Taiwan). The script on the...
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