Katherine Jacka
Biographic Data
| ID | 10069525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Jacka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacka |
| SIGNATURE | JACKA K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A GIS Mapping of Al-Idrisi's Geographies of Sicily and Ifriqiya in The Book of Roger
This article analyzes the descriptions of Sicily and Ifriqiya found in Kitab Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi Ikhtiraq al-Afaq (commonly called The Book of Roger ) by the Muslim polymath al-Idrisi. Using gis technology, it maps for the first time the totality of settlements—cities, villages, fortifications, and ports—under the control of the dynasty in these two regions. Alongside this geo-spatial analysis is a careful reading of the relevant sections of the…
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A GIS Mapping of Al-Idrisi's Geographies of Sicily and Ifriqiya in The Book of Roger
This article analyzes the descriptions of Sicily and Ifriqiya found in Kitab Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi Ikhtiraq al-Afaq (commonly called The Book of Roger ) by the Muslim polymath al-Idrisi. Using gis technology, it maps for the first time the totality of settlements—cities, villages, fortifications, and ports—under the control of the dynasty in these two regions. Alongside this geo-spatial analysis is a careful reading of the relevant sections of the…
Greatness (1 work) · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia (1 work) · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology (1 work) · Medieval History and Crusades (1 work) · Narrative (1 work) · Polymath (1 work) · Rhetoric (1 work)