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History of the Saracens
The History of the Saracens is a book written by Simon Ockley of Cambridge University and first published in the early 18th century. Ockley based his work on an Arabic manuscript in the Bodleian Library which later scholars have pronounced less trustworthy than he imagined it to be.[5] Stanley Lane-Poole in the Dictionary of National Biography wrote that: "The work was based upon a manuscript in the Bodleian Library ascribed to the Arabic historian El-W�kid�, with additions from El-Mek�n, Ab�-l-Fid�, Ab�-l-Faraj, and others. Hamaker, however, has proved that the manuscript in question is not the celebrated 'Kit�b el-Magh�z�' of El-W�kid�, but the 'Fut�h esh-Sham,' a w...
The Saracens
Traces the saracenic history from its beginnings to its decline.
The History of the Saracens
This edition has a prefixed section on the life of Mohammad by Roger Long.
An Account of the Authority of the Arabick Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Controverted Between Dr. Grabe and Mr. Whiston. in a Letter to Mr. Thirlby. by Simon Ockley,
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-centur...
The History of the Saracens
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Oriental Essays
In this book Professor Arberry describes the lives and labours of six great scholars - Simon Ockley, Sir William Jones, E. W. Lane, E. H. Palmer, E.G. Browne and R. A Nicholson - men who were devoted to building a bridge between the peoples of Europe and Asia. To these biographical essays, Arberry has appended a fragment of candid autobiography and an eloquent plea for the further encouragement of Oriental studies.
