Kitab Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq
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Kitab Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq is a 12th-century geographical and cartographic work by Al-Idrisi that systematically describes the known world for the Norman court in Sicily.
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| Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cartographic work
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geographical work ⓘ medieval Arabic text ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Nuzhat al-mushtaq
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Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Pleasant Journeys into Faraway Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Roger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norman Sicily
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court of Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Idrisi
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Muhammad al-Idrisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of cities
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descriptions of climates ⓘ descriptions of peoples and customs ⓘ descriptions of trade routes ⓘ regional maps ⓘ world map ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norman Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| describes | known world of the 12th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Europe
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Mediterranean region ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ parts of Asia ⓘ |
| genre |
geographical encyclopedia
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travel and exploration literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Islamic geographical literature
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later medieval European geography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemaic geography
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earlier Arabic geographical works ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
Norman court in Sicily
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Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed regional division of the world
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integration of travel reports and earlier sources ⓘ systematic description of the known world ⓘ |
| patron | Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
cartography
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ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ regional descriptions ⓘ |
| tradition | Islamic geography ⓘ |
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