The house of wisdom : how the Arabs transformed Western civilization
Lyons, Jonathan2009
Book
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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Edition:
Export ed.
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2009.
Collation:
272 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781408800317 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.09821
Language:
English
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BRN:
392743