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Book/Printed Material The Book of Elegance in the Science of Agriculture.

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Title

  • The Book of Elegance in the Science of Agriculture.

Summary

  • 'Abd al-Ghani ibn Isma'il al-Nabulusi (1641-1731, 1050-1143 AH) was an influential Syrian author whose corpus of at least 150 known works primarily treat mystical and other theological matters. After losing his father at a young age, al-Nabulusi developed an interest in mysticism and joined the Qadiriyya and Naqsbandiyya Sufi orders. Residing near the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, al-Nabulusi appears to have immersed himself for long periods in the works of Ibn al-'Arabi and other mystical writers, indifferent to worldly habits such as the trimming of his beard and hair. In his mature years, al-Nabulusi travelled widely in the eastern Mediterranean, visiting Istanbul, Jerusalem, Hebron, Egypt, and Tripoli. In 1702 al-Nabulusi returned to Damascus, where he lived in the Salihiya quarter for the rest of his life. Al-Nabulusi's 'Alam al-malāḥah fī 'ilm al-filāḥah (The book of elegance in the science of agriculture) is unusual in that its topic falls outside those favored by al-Nabulusi, namely mysticism and poetry. In the introduction, the author refers to his work as an abridgment of an agricultural work by the Syrian author Radi al-Din al-Gazzi al-'Amiri (died 1529). Al-Nabulusi's work consists of ten chapters treating such topics as various types of soils, irrigation, and the cultivation of trees, flowering plants, and grain crops. In the conclusion al-Nabulusi discusses the manner in which agricultural produce can be preserved and stored for future use. The manuscript was completed on 8 Shawwāl, 1127 AH (October 7, 1715).

Names

  • Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl, 1641-1731 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1715-10-07.

Headings

  • -  Syrian Arab Republic
  • -  1715
  • -  Agriculture
  • -  Arabic manuscripts
  • -  Fruit trees
  • -  Grain
  • -  Irrigation
  • -  Soils

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 121 folios ; 226 x 179 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Wellcome Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

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  • 2021667346

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Chicago citation style:

Nābulusī, ʻAbd Al-Ghanī Ibn IsmāʻĪl, Author. The Book of Elegance in the Science of Agriculture. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -10-07, 1715] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667346/.

APA citation style:

Nābulusī, ʻ. A. I. I. (1715) The Book of Elegance in the Science of Agriculture. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -10-07] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667346/.

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Nābulusī, ʻAbd Al-Ghanī Ibn IsmāʻĪl, Author. The Book of Elegance in the Science of Agriculture. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -10-07, 1715] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667346/>.