The house of wisdom : how the Arabs transformed Western civilization
Lyons, Jonathan2010
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Jonathan Lyons restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past, explores the extent of their learning and describes the intrepid adventures of those who went in search of it and, in doing so, laid the foundations of what we now call the Renaissance.
Main title:
The house of wisdom : how the Arabs transformed Western civilization / Jonathan Lyons.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2010.
Collation:
xvii, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408801215 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.09821909.098909.09821 LYO
Local class:
909.09821
Language:
English
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BRN:
1684326