Aleppo observed: ottoman syria through the eyes of two scottish doctors, alexander and patrick russell
Boogert, Maurits van den
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The Natural History of Aleppo, by Alexander and Patrick Russell, first published in 1756, was the first detailed study by a European of an Arab city. Maurits van den Boogert assesses the Russells' botanical and zoological discoveriesand analyses their work in the context of medical practices of the time both in Europe and the Ottoman Empire. INDICE: Introduction; Part I: Alexander and Patrick Russell; 1: Alexander Russell; 2: Patrick Russell; Part II: Aleppo; 3: The City of Aleppo; 4: Natural History; 5: Medicine; 6: Ottoman Society and Arab Culture; Conclusion; Appendix: Patrick Russell's Translations of Additional Nights
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958856-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 160
- Fecha Publicación: 23/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés