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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
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viii, 228 p., [16 p.] of b&w plates ; ill. (b&w), maps ; 24 cm.
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CBL illustrations (Is 1431, f. 286r)
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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
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