A physician on the Nile : a description of Egypt and journal of the famine years /
A Physician on the Nile begins as a description of everyday life in Egypt at the turn of the seventh/thirteenth century, before becoming a harrowing account of famine and pestilence.
| Main Author: | ʻAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī, Muwaffaq al-Dīn, 1162-1231 (Author) |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Mackintosh-Smith, Tim, 1961- (Editor, Translator) |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Language Notes: | Parallel Arabic text and English translation. |
| Published: |
New York :
New York University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Library of Arabic literature.
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| Subjects: |
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