Arabs, Latins and Persians bearing gifts
Greek translations of astrolabe treatises, ca. 1300
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11933166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Fisher (0000-0001-9802-143X, George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 161-177 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0307013112z.00000000010 |
| OpenAlex | W2088263476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Although translation of foreign literature was rare in Byzantium, in c. 1300 three Greek translations of treatises on using the astrolabe appeared, two from Latin and one from Persian or Arabic; all three are assessed in terms of Greek style and significance for Byzantine culture. The Islamic treatise translated by Shams al-Din al-Bukhari includes a translator’s preface, edited in full and translated into English here for the first time. In the preface, Shams describes a deluxe astrolabe sent to Andronikos II with the treatise in the hope, it is argued, of some personal benefit in return
Ancient history · Art · Astrolabe · Astronomy · Bearing (navigation · Cartography · Geography · Physics · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |