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Oxford University Press The Arcadian Library: Western Appreciation of Arab and Islamic Civilization

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The Arcadian Library presents a comprehensive survey of how European culture encountered and appreciated Arab and Islamic civilisation across centuries. This heavily-illustrated collection draws from the unique holdings of the Arcadian Library in Europe, which contains approximately 10,000 volumes documenting the intellectual and cultural exchange between East and West. The book explores travel writings, historical documents, and visual materials that reveal European perceptions of the Arab world, the Levant, and surrounding regions from earliest times to the present day. Through diverse works and primary sources held within the library's remarkable collection, readers gain insight into the breadth and depth of cross-cultural understanding that shaped Western engagement with Islamic civilisation, making this an essential reference for scholars of cultural history, Islamic studies, and European intellectual traditions.

Key Features

The Arcadian Library survey features approximately 10,000 volumes documenting centuries of European and Arab-Islamic cultural exchange and appreciation.

This heavily-illustrated exhibition catalog showcases travel writings, historical documents, and visual materials from the Arcadian Library's unique collection.

The book covers the complete encounter between Christian Western civilisation and Arab-Islamic worlds from earliest times to the present day.

Published by Oxford University Press in the Studies in the Arcadian Library series, offering scholarly depth and authoritative analysis.

Product Specifications
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Oxford University Press
Format
hardcover
ASIN
0199609632
Category
Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Exhibition & Collection Catalogs
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
28 April 2011
Listed Since
28 October 2010

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