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Африка - третья часть света: Описание Африки и достопримечательностей, которые в ней есть
Арабский писатель ал-Хасан ибн Мухаммед ал-Ваззан аз-Заййати ал-Фаси (1498?-1550?), родившийся в Испании, в Гранаде, попал в плен к корсарам и был подарен Льву X Медичи, который его окрестил, дав ему имя Джованни (Иоанн) Леоне и прозвище Африкано (в русской традиции его принято называть Лев Африканский). "Описание Африки" написано в Тоскане по-итальянски в 1526 г. и впервые издано в 1550 г. государственным деятелем Венеции Джованни Батиста Рамузио в книге "О плаваниях и путешествиях". Сочинение Льва Африканского выдержало множество изданий, переведено на языки французский, латинский, голландский, английский и др. Настоящее издание - первый перевод книги Льва Африканского на русский язык.
512 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1526
About the author
Leo Africanus
32 books14 followersJoannes Leo Africanus, (c. 1494 – c. 1554?) (or al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi, Arabic:حسن ابن محمد الوزان الفاسي) was a Moorish diplomat and author who is best known for his book Descrittione dell’Africa (Description of Africa) describing the geography of North Africa. (Wiki)
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November 1, 2024
Mixed impressions. Half of the book consists of a monotonous mentions of a smallest African settlements with a brief information about date palms and water sources around. The information undoubtedly was useful in the 17th century, but absolutely waste of time now.
The other half however contains amazing colourful descriptions of medieval African life. The city of Fez, the customs of Cairo women, a brief guide how to train a camel, and so on and so forth. I love this alive and capriccios pictures very much.
The other half however contains amazing colourful descriptions of medieval African life. The city of Fez, the customs of Cairo women, a brief guide how to train a camel, and so on and so forth. I love this alive and capriccios pictures very much.
August 26, 2019
The book involves not only geographic and cultural details, but also helps to shed misconceptions on medieval Africa and reveal this continent.
February 22, 2021
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