This work surveys over 100 Yemeni astronomical manuscripts preserved in the libraries of Europe and the Near East. These sources attest to an active interest in mathematical astronomy in the Yemen from the 10th century to the early 20th century, and the writings of various Yemeni astronomers of the 13th and 14th centuries are particularly impressive. To the historian of Islamic science some of these works are of interest because they preserve earlier Iraqi and Egyptian astronomical sources which are no longer extant in their original form, and to the historian of Islamic institutions others are of interest because they cast new light on the astronomical orientation of the Kaba and on the early history of the institution of prayer in Islam.

Mathematical Astronomy in Medieval Yemen: A Biobibliographical Survey (Catalogs, 4)

History

King, David

Ancient Civilizations

American Research Centre in Egypt

Table of Contents: Editorial Preface List of Plates Bibliography and Abbreviations Chapter I, The Cartography of Mendes (Robert K. Holz) Chapter II, A New Map of Mendes (David Stieglitz) Chapter III, The Geography of Mendes (Robert K. Holz) Chapter IV, Mendes Today: A. Tell el Rub'a, North Kom (Donald P. Hansen and David Stieglitz) B. Tell Timai, South Kom (Edward L. Ochsenschlager) Plates 2-40 Indexes Mendes II: Addenda and Errata Mendes II: Additional Bibliography and Abbreviations

Mendes I

Steiglitz, David

Holz, Robert K.

Stieglitz, David

Hansen, Donald P.

Ochsenschlager, Edward

This bibliography contains 2,515 entries covering scholarship from the whole gamut of disciplines over the last two centuries. A selective guide to some of the more important subjects is included in the introduction.

Historical Bibliography of Egyptian Prehistory (Catalogs)

Weeks, Kent

This preliminary report covers the results of four brief seasons of survey and limited excavation undertaken by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, partly as a followup to the Hearst Expedition excavations originally conducted at the site by George Reisner in 1900-1901. Lacovara and his co-writers clarify the unpublished records of the Hearst Expedition, showing that the site was far larger than the records indicated and that a number of important areas were not excavated, including a chapel near the workers' village.

Deir el-Ballas: Preliminary Report on the Deir el-Ballas Expedition, 1980-1986 (American Research Center in Egypt Reports)

Lacovara, Peter

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