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The Zoological Chapter of the Kitab al-Imta' wal-Mu'anasa of Abu Hayyan al-Tauhidi (10th Century)
Osiris, 12, 1956, page 390-466
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An English translation of, and commentary on, the zoological chapter of the Kitab al-Imta' wal-Mu'anasa of Abu Hayyan al-Tauhidi, an Arabic encyclopedic work of the 10th Century. Many of the animal descriptions are very similar to those in the Physiologus, Pliny the Elder, aracsis, etc. With an index of zoological terms.
Language: English
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