| ISBN |
0306815567 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| 9780306815560 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Author |
Gordon, Stewart 1945- |
| Title |
When Asia was the world / by Stewart Gordon |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Da Capo Press, 2008 |
| Physical desc. |
viii, 228 p., [16 p.] of b&w plates ; ill. (b&w), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
CBL illustrations (Is 1431, f. 286r) |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
Monasteries and monarchs: Xuanzang, 618-632 CE. -- Caliph and caravan: Ibn Fadlan, 921-922 CE. -- Philosopher and physician: Ibn Sina, 1020-1036 CE. -- Ingots and artifacts, c. 1000 CE. -- Pepper and partnerships: Abraham bin Yiju, 1120-1160 CE. -- Nobles and notables: Ibn Battuta, 1325-1356 CE. -- Treasure and treaty: Ma Huan, 1413- 1431 CE. -- Blood and salt: Babur, 1494-1526 CE. -- Medicines and misunderstandings: Tomé Pires, 1511-1521 CE. -- The Asian world: 500 CE-1500 CE. |
| Person as subject |
Ibn Batuta -- 1304-1377 |
| Ibn Faḍlān, Aḥmad -- fl. 922 |
| Avicenna -- 980-1037 |
| Ma, Huan fl.1414-1451 |
| Babur -- Emperor of Hindustan -- 1483-1530 |
| Pires, Tomé -- ca. 1468-ca. 1540 |
| Xuanzang ca.596-664 |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1431 |
| Travelers -- Asia -- History |
| Asia -- Civilization |
| Asia -- Description and travel |
