On composition and the arts: an arabic critical edition and english translation of epistles 6-8
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198816928
Date de publication :
15 févr. 2018
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,4 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
746 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume presents three of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, a monumental work of medieval Islamic learning. These epistles explore applications of mathematics in music, medicine, and alchemy; scientific knowledge and the classification of sciences; and the place of the arts, industries, and trades in the Islamic cosmos.