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Eastern Wisedome and Learning: The Study of Arabic in Seventeenth-Century England Toomer, G. J. (Professor Emeritus of the History of Mathematics, Brown University; Associate in the History of Science Department, Professor Emeritus of the History of Mathematics, Brown University; Associate in the History of Science Department, Harvard
Eastern Wisedome and Learning: The Study of Arabic in Seventeenth-Century England
Toomer, G. J. (Professor Emeritus of the History of Mathematics, Brown University; Associate in the History of Science Department, Professor Emeritus of the History of Mathematics, Brown University; Associate in the History of Science Department, Harvard
This study documents the extraordinary interest generated in England by the Arabic language and culture during the 17th century. The author charts both the rise and subsequent fall of this phenomenon, analyzing the impact of Arabic on English academia and literature.
394 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 23, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198202912 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 396 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 224 × 32 mm · 644 g |
| Language | English |