Great library of Córdoba
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The Great Library of Córdoba was a renowned medieval Islamic library in Al-Andalus, famed for its vast collection of manuscripts and its role as a major center of learning and scholarship under the Umayyad caliphate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Library of Córdoba | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic library
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cultural institution ⓘ medieval library ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caliphate of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
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House of Wisdom tradition ⓘ Umayyad dynasty of al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionType |
books
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literary works ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ philosophical works ⓘ religious texts ⓘ scientific works ⓘ translations of Greek works ⓘ works in Arabic ⓘ works in Hebrew ⓘ works in Latin ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Caliphate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionCause | political turmoil in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| destructionEra | early 11th century ⓘ |
| developedUnder | Caliph al-Hakam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed |
copyists
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librarians ⓘ scholars ⓘ scribes ⓘ |
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
NERFINISHED
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Umayyad rulers of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
research center
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royal library ⓘ scriptorium ⓘ |
| heritage |
major center of manuscript culture in medieval Spain
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symbol of Islamic intellectual achievement in Iberia ⓘ |
| influenced |
European medieval learning
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Islamic scholarship in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Abbasid scholarly institutions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
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center of learning ⓘ copying and translation of texts ⓘ patronage of science and philosophy ⓘ vast collection of manuscripts ⓘ |
| languageOfCatalog | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al-Andalus
NERFINISHED
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Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Umayyad court of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
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intellectual life of al-Andalus ⓘ |
| patron |
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Hakam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
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