Arabic-Persian-Turkish Eastern Literature Annotations (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: Fei Lang
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The Arabian and Turkic Eastern Documents Collected and Annotated compiled and annotated by the famous French orientalist Fei Lang is a classic work on the history of East-West exchanges and the history, geography, society, and economy of Western and South China during the 8th to 18th centuries. This work is divided into two volumes; the first volume consists of two chapters, including rich translations of texts and necessary annotations, while the second volume is the third chapter. It first discusses the concepts of the Earth's shape among the Arabs, the distribution of regions on Earth, and climatic conditions, as well as Arab cartography and the basis for dividing the Indian Ocean into seven seas. An appendix is included on new methods that the Arabs believed had resolved or were capable of resolving certain problems. Additionally, there are appendices providing summaries of various situations regarding cities and regions with determined directions.