[PDF.89pw] The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt

The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt

[PDF.yu65] The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt

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 | #3305301 in Books |  2015-01-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.30 x1.40 x9.40l,.0 | File type: PDF | 392 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Nile Navigation from a Boatman's Perspective|By Robert Lebling|Looked at from above, the Nile River can resemble a long-stemmed lotus or a cobra poised for attack. The rich greens of the riverbanks, in contrast to the pale tans of the austere deserts around them, signify life, activity and growth.

But from ground level and the perspective of boat pilots and sailors,| ||"A major contribution to our knowledge not only of the maritime dimensions of the Nile River, but also of the geography of medieval Egypt in general. The book is clearly a product of arduous research conducted over many years and Cooper manages to cover a wid

The book presents a ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt by drawing on a broad range of sources: medieval Arabic geographies; traveler accounts; archaeology; and meteorological, hydrological, and geological studies.
Its first major section charts the changing geography of the Nile waterways, particularly in the Delta, from the eve of Islam to the early modern period, and logs the "rise and fall" of these waterways for natura...

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