Bøker av Yossef Rapoport

Spanning the Islamic world, from ninth-century Baghdad to nineteenth-century Iran, this book tells the story of the key Muslim map-makers and the art of Islamic cartography. Lavishly illustrated with stunning manuscripts, beautiful instruments and Qibla charts, this book provides a window into the worldviews of Islamic societies.

Lost Maps of the Caliphs provides the first general overview of The Book of Curiosities and the unique insight it offers into medieval Islamic thought.