Baghdad and Isfahan : a dialogue of two cities in an age of science ca. 750-1750

1. Verfasser: Kheirandish, Elaheh , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London [England] : I.B. Tauris, 2021.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (304 pages, plates) : illustrations.
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Online Zugang: Available online
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245 1 0 |a Baghdad and Isfahan :  |b a dialogue of two cities in an age of science ca. 750-1750 /  |c Elaheh Kheirandish. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a London [England] :  |b I.B. Tauris,  |c 2021. 
264 2 |a London [England] :  |b Bloomsbury Publishing,  |c 2021. 
300 |a 1 online resource (304 pages, plates) :  |b illustrations. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Notes on Conventions -- Introduction -- Why This Book? -- What Age of Science? -- Which Baghdad and Isfahan? -- Whose 'Dialogue'? -- Chapter Summaries -- Chapter Zero: Cast and Stage -- Chapter One: Time and Place -- Chapter Two: Moon and Sun -- Chapter Three: Round and Square -- Chapter Four: Word and Line -- Chapter Five: East and West -- Chapter Six: Old and New -- Chapter Seven: Plan and Chance -- Chart: Names and Dates -- 0 Cast and Stage 
505 8 |a 0.1 An Old Manuscript with Many Lives -- 0.2 A Young Narrator with Many Gift -- 0.3 An Arab City with a Lunar Calendar -- 0.4 A Persian City with a Solar Calendar -- 1 Time and Place 1001 Years (ca. 750-1750): Through the Lands of 1001 Nights -- 1.1 An Old Manuscript with a Special Day -- 1.2 A Young Student with a Special Year -- 1.3 An Arab City with Eastern Links -- 1.4 A Persian City with Western Links -- 2 Moon and Sun 500 Hundred Years (ca. 750-1250 -- 1250-1750) -- 2.1 An Old Manuscript with Gold Illuminations -- 2.2 A Young Viewer with Rich Inspirations 
505 8 |a 2.3 An Arab City with a Growing Moon -- 2.4 A Persian City with a Glowing Sun -- 2.5 An Arab City with a 'Westerner' -- 2.6 A Persian City with a 'Falconer' -- 3 Round and Square 100 Years: A Crescent Phase (ca. 750-850) -- 3.1 An Old Manuscript with a Microfilm -- 3.2 A Young Reader with a 'Micromap' -- 3.3 An Arab City with a 'House of Wisdom' -- 3.4 A Persian City with an Ancient Kingdom -- 4 Word and Line 200 Years: A Quarter Phase (ca. 850-1050) -- 4.1 An Old Manuscript with Colour Scans -- 4.2 A Young Visitor with Secret Plans -- 4.3 An Arab City with a 'Critical' Mind 
505 8 |a 4.4 A Persian City Left Behind -- 5 East and West 300 Years: A Half Phase (ca. 1050-1350) -- 5.1 An Old Manuscript in a Virtual Space -- 5.2 A Young Traveller with Paths to Trace -- 5.3 An Arab City with a Western Court -- 5.4 A Persian City with an Eastern Fort -- 6 Old and New 400 Years (ca. 1350-1750): Three-Quarter Phase -- 6.1 An Old Manuscript in a Digital Age -- 6.2 A Young Curator with a 'Future' Stage -- 6.3 An Arab City with a Treasure Box -- 6.4 A Persian City with a Tower Clock -- 6.5 An Eastern City and an 'End of Time' -- 6.6 A Western City with a Turn of Tides 
505 8 |a 7 Plan and Chance 1000 Years (ca. 750-1750): Full Phase -- 7.1 An Old Manuscript in a Game of Chance -- 7.2 A Young Player with a Change of Plans -- 7.3 An Arab City with Living Traces -- 7.4 A Persian City with Lasting Places -- Postscript -- Now and Then1 -- Moon and Sun2 -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- General Index -- Plates 
588 |a Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 4, 2021). 
590 |a Online publication 
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651 4 |a Baghdad (Iraq)  |x History. 
651 4 |a Iṣfahān (Iran)  |x History. 
655 4 |a History. 
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