Usama ibn munqidh biography of michael
Usama ibn munqidh biography of michael
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Kitab al-I'tibar
Book by Usāmah ibn Munqidh
| Author | Usama ibn Munqidh |
|---|---|
| Original title | كتاب الاعتبار |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Autobiography, History |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
Kitab al-I'tibar (Arabic: كتاب الاعتبار, The Book of Learning by Example) is the autobiography of Usama ibn-Munqidh, an ArabSyrian diplomat, soldier of the 12th century, hunter, poet and nobleman.
The book was first discovered in 1880 in the Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain). It exists as 134 folios with the first 21 pages missing and is considered a copy of a copy of the original made in July 1213.[1] However it remains the only version available to date.
Hartwig Derenbourg (1844-1908) was the first to mention the manuscript in his three volumes book "Les manuscrits arabes de l'Escurial" (1884-1903) and his book "Ousama ibn Mounkidh, un émir syr