The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition By Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri Special edition ISBN: 9781608874446

ISBN: 9781608874446

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If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed

The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition By Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri Special edition ISBN: 9781608874446An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogues everything known to exist from the perspective of a 14th century Egyptian scholar and litterateur. More than 9,000 pages and 30 volumes here abridged to one volume, and translated into English for the first time it contains entries on everything from medieval moon worshiping cults, sexual aphrodisiacs, and the substance of clouds, to how