Everyday life in the Near East : the evidence of the 7th/13th-century illustrations of Al-Hariri's Maqamat
Six 7th/13th-century illustrated manuscripts of al-Hariri's <i>Maqamat</i> are the subject of this thesis. The <i>Maqamat</i> or 'Assemblies' are justly viewed, after the Qur'an itself, as 'the chief treasure of the Arabic tongue'. There is a <...
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University of Edinburgh
1991
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