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in the. Organization of Information. Public Libraries of the Abbasid Caliphate 750-1258 CE. Elizabeth Bolton. Abbasid Empire, 1258 CE. Map, Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Frontispiece to a translation of: Zad al-Musafir
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in the Organization of Information Public Libraries of the Abbasid Caliphate 750-1258 CE Elizabeth Bolton
Abbasid Empire, 1258 CE Map, Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Frontispiece to a translation of: Zad al-Musafir (medical book by Ahmad ibn al-Jazzar)
Courtyard and fountain Bayt al-Hikma, Abbasid era portionBaghdad, Iraq
Acquisition of Classification Translation of Greek and Persian literature Iraq, 1224, Arabic translation of Materia Medica of Dioscorides ("The Pharmacy")
Hallway Bayt al-Hikma, Abbasid era portion Baghdad, Iraq Hallway Bayt al-Hikma, Abbasid era portion Baghdad, Iraq
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“How often does a Muslim scholar find himself lost in the turns and twists of Western classifications of his culture? A classification scheme that reflects his world-view is long overdue.” -Ziauddin Sardar, Islam: outline of a classification scheme
Acknowledgements, Photographs Aramco World Magazine. January-February 1989, photo Jeffrey Crespi. Slide 7. Nabil al-Tikriti, Iraq Manuscript Collections, Archives, & Libraries: Situation Report. Chicago: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago; MELA Committee on Iraqi Libraries, June 8, 2003. http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/mela/LibraryPix/LibraryPix.htm. Slides 5, 8, 9, 12. Nabil al-Tikriti, Iraq Manuscript Collections, Archives, & Libraries: Situation Report. Chicago: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago; MELA Committee on Iraqi Libraries, June 8, 2003. http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/mela/LibraryPix/LibraryPix.htm. Slides 5, 8, 9, 12. Norman MacDonald. The Longest Hajj: The Journeys of Ibn Battuta. Aramco Services Company, Public Affairs Digital Image Archive. http://www.photoarchive.saudiaramcoworld.com/default.asp. Slide 4. State University Library, Leiden, Werner Forman, Art Resource. In Lunde, Paul. Saudi ARAMCO World. “The Leek Green Sea.” http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200504/the.leek-green.sea.htm. Slide 10. Yalman, Suzan. Based on original work by Linda Komaroff. "The Art of the Abbasid Period (750–1258 AD)." In Timeline of Art History. New York: Photograph Studio, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2001. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/abba/hd_abba.htm.Slides 2, 6.