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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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021667346
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