H A R Gibb: 3 books
The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades
Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A Saracen stronghold throughout the long history of the Crusades, Damascus served as the capital city for Nur al-Deen, Saladin, and other medieval Muslim leaders. From this prime vantage point comes a remarkable contemporary account of the early Crusades, written by one of the city's leading citizens....
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, AD 1325–1354
Volumes I - V
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
This volume completes the translation of Ibn Battuta's narrative. Volume III ended with Ibn Battuta's appointment by the Sultan of Delhi to accompany an embassy to China. In Volume IV he describes his journey to the coast where he embarked near Cambay and sailed to Calicut. Here the ships which were...
by H.A.R. Gibb
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Originally published in 1962, this book presents important studies on the history, literature and religion of the Islamic peoples as well as an appraisal of contemporary intellectual currents in the Middle East.
Part I interprets the basic political and cultural development in medieval Islam,...