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On Composition and the Arts

- An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 6-8

About On Composition and the Arts

This volume presents three of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, a monumental work of medieval Islamic learning. These epistles explore applications of mathematics in music, medicine, and alchemy; scientific knowledge and the classification of sciences; and the place of the arts, industries, and trades in the Islamic cosmos.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198816928
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 326
  • Published:
  • February 14, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 164x241x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 746 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 20, 2024

Description of On Composition and the Arts

This volume presents three of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, a monumental work of medieval Islamic learning. These epistles explore applications of mathematics in music, medicine, and alchemy; scientific knowledge and the classification of sciences; and the place of the arts, industries, and trades in the Islamic cosmos.

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