Author: FERRAND, GABRIEL
Title: Relations de Voyages Et Textes Gäographiques Arabes, Persans Et Turks Relatifs a L'Exträme-Orient Du Viiie Au Xviiie Siäcles : Traduits, Revus Et Annotäs. Volume 2
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Facsimile Edition. Original Wrappers. ISBN: 1108080448. Stamped Damaged to verso title page. Light creasing to bottom right hand corner front cover. Otherwise fine. ; Paperback; Octavo; Gabriel Ferrand (1864__1935) travelled widely as a French diplomat and pursued scholarly passions as a polyglot orientalist. He served as consul to Madagascar and published several works about the island, noting the Arab influence that preceded the arrival of Europeans. A member of the Soci't_ Asiatique, and editor of its journal from 1920 until his death, Ferrand sought in particular to make Arabic geographical and nautical writings more accessible to fellow scholars and students. Forming part of that project, this work appeared in two volumes in 1913__14. It presents annotated French translations of mainly Arabic texts relating to the Far East. Brief biographical notes on the authors are given for the benefit of non-specialists. Volume 2 contains texts from the thirteenth century onwards, and includes a section of translated extracts from Chinese, Japanese, Tamil, Kawi and Malay texts.. Fine with no dust jacket .

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