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Lost Maps of the Caliphs

Author : Yossef Rapoport
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022655340X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Lost Maps of the Caliphs written by Yossef Rapoport and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About a millennium ago, in Cairo, an unknown author completed a large and richly illustrated book. In the course of thirty-five chapters, this book guided the reader on a journey from the outermost cosmos and planets to Earth and its lands, islands, features, and inhabitants. This treatise, known as The Book of Curiosities, was unknown to modern scholars until a remarkable manuscript copy surfaced in 2000. Lost Maps of the Caliphs provides the first general overview of The Book of Curiosities and the unique insight it offers into medieval Islamic thought. Opening with an account of the remarkable discovery of the manuscript and its purchase by the Bodleian Library, the authors use The Book of Curiosities to re-evaluate the development of astrology, geography, and cartography in the first four centuries of Islam. Their account assesses the transmission of Late Antique geography to the Islamic world, unearths the logic behind abstract maritime diagrams, and considers the palaces and walls that dominate medieval Islamic plans of towns and ports. Early astronomical maps and drawings demonstrate the medieval understanding of the structure of the cosmos and illustrate the pervasive assumption that almost any visible celestial event had an effect upon life on Earth. Lost Maps of the Caliphs also reconsiders the history of global communication networks at the turn of the previous millennium. It shows the Fatimid Empire, and its capital Cairo, as a global maritime power, with tentacles spanning from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus Valley and the East African coast. As Lost Maps of the Caliphs makes clear, not only is The Book of Curiosities one of the greatest achievements of medieval mapmaking, it is also a remarkable contribution to the story of Islamic civilization that opens an unexpected window to the medieval Islamic view of the world.

The Map of Lost Memories

Author : Kim Fay
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345531353
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Map of Lost Memories written by Kim Fay and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel by an American Author “Captivating . . . has qualities any reader would wish for: adventure, romance, history and a vividly described exotic setting.”—The Washington Post In 1925 the international treasure-hunting scene is a man’s world, and no one understands this better than Irene Blum, who is passed over for a coveted museum curatorship because she is a woman. Seeking to restore her reputation, she sets off from Seattle in search of a temple believed to house the lost history of Cambodia’s ancient Khmer civilization. But her quest to make the greatest archaeological discovery of the century soon becomes a quest for her family’s secrets. Embracing the colorful and corrupt world of colonial Asia in the early 1900s, The Map of Lost Memories takes readers into a forgotten era where nothing is as it seems. As Irene travels through Shanghai's lawless back streets and Saigon’s opium-filled lanes, she joins forces with a Communist temple robber and an intriguing nightclub owner with a complicated past. What they bring to light deep within the humidity-soaked Cambodian jungle does more than change history. It ultimately solves the mysteries of their own lives. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Map of Lost Memories “In The Map of Lost Memories, Kim Fay draws us into a universe as exotic, intense, and historically detailed as the ancient artifacts her unforgettable heroine seeks. It’s a deliciously unexpected journey: Indiana Jones meets Somerset Maugham meets Marguerite Duras.”—Jennifer Cody Epstein, author of The Painter from Shanghai “A thrilling mix of adventure and personal discovery . . . [Kim] Fay crafts an intricate page-turner that will keep readers breathless and guessing.”—Publishers Weekly “A ripping good tale . . . mysterious Asian locations . . . a driven young American heroine . . . an era no longer remembered but faded to romantic imagination . . . The Map of Lost Memories pulls the components together in a story that intrigues and rewards.”—Lincoln Journal Star “Fay’s extraordinary novel has everything great historical-adventure fiction should—a strikingly original setting, exhilarating plot twists, and a near-impossible quest.”—Booklist (starred review)

Ballad of The Lost Map

Author : Abdul Samad Said
Publisher : ITBM
ISBN 13 : 9830684407
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Ballad of The Lost Map written by Abdul Samad Said and published by ITBM. This book was released on 2009 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Map of Knowledge

Author : Violet Moller
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 9781509829620
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book The Map of Knowledge written by Violet Moller and published by Picador. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The foundations of modern knowledge--philosophy, math, astronomy, geography--were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls and stored in libraries across the Mediterranean and beyond. But as the vast Roman Empire disintegrated, so did appreciation of these precious texts. Christianity cast a shadow over so-called pagan thought, books were burned, and the library of Alexandria, the greatest repository of classical knowledge, was destroyed. Yet some texts did survive and The Map of Knowledge explores the role played by seven cities around the Mediterranean--rare centers of knowledge in a dark world, where scholars supported by enlightened heads of state collected, translated and shared manuscripts. In 8th century Baghdad, Arab discoveries augmented Greek learning. Exchange within the thriving Muslim world brought that knowledge to Cordoba, Spain. Toledo became a famous center of translation from Arabic into Latin, a portal through which Greek and Arab ideas reached Western Europe. Salerno, on the Italian coast, was the great center of medical studies, and Sicily, ancient colony of the Greeks, was one of the few places in the West to retain contact with Greek culture and language. Scholars in these cities helped classical ideas make their way to Venice in the 15th century, where printers thrived and the Renaissance took root. The Map of Knowledge follows three key texts--Euclid's Elements, Ptolemy's The Almagest, and Galen's writings on medicine--on a perilous journey driven by insatiable curiosity about the world"--Pages [2-3] of cover.

The Faded Map

Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857900579
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book The Faded Map written by Alistair Moffat and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so. In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern borders were created. In doing so he brings to vivid life the half-forgotten kingdoms that came and went during Roman times, the Dark Ages and the early medieval period. This is a fascinating journey into a tantalisingly little-known period of our history, yet one which is crucial to our understanding of who we are and where we came from. 'Moffat's tireless reasearch ... and commanding knowledge bring these forgotten peoples to life' – Scottish Field

Map of the Lost

Author : Miriam Sagan
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826341608
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Map of the Lost written by Miriam Sagan and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sagan charts the exploration of the soul on this home called planet earth.

The Rider of Lost Creek

Author : Louis L'Amour
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553899643
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book The Rider of Lost Creek written by Louis L'Amour and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lance Kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isn’t about to let the friend who saved his life go down in a range war. But when Kilkenny tries to stop the fighting, he finds there’s more at stake than land or wire. Whoever is stirring up trouble has big ideas for the Live Oak country—and an army of hired guns to back them up. Nita Riordan, the beautiful and fiery owner of the Apple Canyon Saloon, warns Lance that the mysterious man orchestrating the conflict wants him dead. Lance realizes that if he doesn’t watch his step, he’ll pay the debt he owes with his own blood.

The Long-Lost Map

Author : Pierdomenico Baccalario
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780439950176
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Long-Lost Map written by Pierdomenico Baccalario and published by . This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unimaginable mystery. Unavoidable danger. Unbelievable adventure. Jason, Julia, and Rick have discovered one of the secrets of Argo Manor - the Door to Time. Now the door has transported them to ancient Egypt, a mysterious land of labyrinths, riddles, and secrets. Their task is to find the long-lost map of Kilmore Cove.

Detours and Lost Highways

Author : Foster Hirsch
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 161774784X
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Detours and Lost Highways written by Foster Hirsch and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EDetours and Lost HighwaysE begins with the Orson Welles film ETouch of EvilE (1958) which featured Welles both behind and in front of the camera. That movie is often cited as the end of the line noir's rococo tombstone...the film after which noir cou

The Island of Lost Maps

Author : Miles Harvey
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 030776656X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Island of Lost Maps written by Miles Harvey and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995–and was unmasked as the most prolific American map thief in history. As Miles Harvey unravels the mystery of Bland’s life, he maps out the world of cartography and cartographic crime, weaving together a fascinating story of exploration, craftsmanship, villainy, and the lure of the unknown.

The Ancient Paths

Author : Graham Robb
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447240499
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Paths written by Graham Robb and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham Robb's The Ancient Paths will change the way you see European civilization. Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became fascinated with the world of the Celts: their gods, their art, and, most of all, their sophisticated knowledge of science. His investigations gradually revealed something extraordinary: a lost map, of an empire constructed with precision and beauty across vast tracts of Europe. The map had been forgotten for almost two millennia and its implications were astonishing. Minutely researched and rich in revelations, The Ancient Paths brings to life centuries of our distant history and reinterprets pre-Roman Europe. Told with all of Robb's grace and verve, it is a dazzling, unforgettable book.

Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings

Author : Charles H. Hapgood
Publisher : Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN 13 : 9780932813428
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings written by Charles H. Hapgood and published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This book was released on 1966 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hapgood utilizes ancient maps as concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. Hapgood concluded that these ancient mapmakers were in some ways much more advanced in mapmaking than any people prior to the 18th century. Hapgood believes that they mapped all the continents. This would mean that the Americas were mapped thousands of years before Columbus. Antarctica would have been mapped when its coasts were free of ice. Hapgood supposes that there is evidence that these people must have lived when the Ice Age had not yet ended in the Northern Hemisphere and when Alaska was still connected with Siberia by the Pleistocene, Ice Age 'land bridge'.

Shadows of the Lost Sun

Author : Carrie Ryan
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316240877
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Shadows of the Lost Sun written by Carrie Ryan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magical worlds and incredible creatures fill the pages of this action-packed adventure in the Map to Everywhere series! Fearless adventurers Marrill and Fin have just barely stopped the Iron Tide and the evil wizard Serth from destroying the Pirate Stream. Now they're on a mission to find Fin's missing mother, but before they can blink, Fin's people have found him--and they're not as friendly as he'd hoped. In fact, they're after a powerful wish orb that could resurrect the debilitating Iron Tide and end the world as we know it. Without their captain Coll and wizard friend Ardent to guide them, are Marrill and Fin brave enough to take on the magic (and evil) of the Pirate Stream on their own? Find out in this exhilarating third book that raises the stakes to new heights!

The Lost Map

Author : Reading Horizons Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781623820091
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Map written by Reading Horizons Staff and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Unruly Places

Author : Alastair Bonnett
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 054410157X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Unruly Places written by Alastair Bonnett and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alastair Bonnett explores extraordinary, off-grid, offbeat places including micro-nations, moving villages, secret cities, and no man's lands. Consider Sealand, an abandoned gun platform off the English coast that a British citizen claimed as his own sovereign nation, issuing passports and making his wife a princess. Or Baarle, a patchwork city of Dutch and Flemish enclaves where crossing the street can involve traversing national borders. Or Sandy Island, which appeared on maps well into 2012 despite the fact it never existed.

Lost!

Author : Lisa Trumbauer
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 9781410926258
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Lost! written by Lisa Trumbauer and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are in a foreign country, and you have only a compass and some maps. Read this book and learn how to find your way around.

Lost Omens World Guide

Author : Tanya Depass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781640781726
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Lost Omens World Guide written by Tanya Depass and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive 136-page hardcover overview of the world of Pathfinder provides everything you need to know for a lifetime of adventure in the Age of Lost Omens! The god of prophecy is dead, leaving heroes just like you to carve their own destinies out of an uncertain future! The Lost Omens World Guide is your key to understanding the big picture and your hero's role within it! A gorgeous two-sided giant poster map of the Pathfinder world provides a beautiful accompaniment to a gazetteer featuring 10 geographically and thematically contiguous regions that combine to create a fantasy world packed with diverse and deadly possibilities! Each region also includes suggested character backgrounds and archetypes to more deeply root your character in their surroundings. Designed for both players and Game Masters, this indispensable guidebook is your first look at the future of the Pathfinder world!