This is a review article of a volume that discusses the four major expeditions (Danish, French, Prussian and British) which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. The expeditions are reconstructed through private letters and diaries of the naturalists who took part in the expeditions, as they are conserved in the Arcadian Library, London. It constitutes a major contribution to the study of travel in the Middle East in this period, as well as to the scientific treatment of the era.
Recensione a: J.M.I. Klaver, Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881), London/Oxford, The Arcadian Library in association with Oxford University Press, 2009 / Casari, Mario. - In: ORIENTE MODERNO. - ISSN 0030-5472. - STAMPA. - N.S. XC, 2:(2010), pp. 587-590.
Recensione a: J.M.I. Klaver, Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881), London/Oxford, The Arcadian Library in association with Oxford University Press, 2009.
CASARI, MARIO
2010
Abstract
This is a review article of a volume that discusses the four major expeditions (Danish, French, Prussian and British) which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. The expeditions are reconstructed through private letters and diaries of the naturalists who took part in the expeditions, as they are conserved in the Arcadian Library, London. It constitutes a major contribution to the study of travel in the Middle East in this period, as well as to the scientific treatment of the era.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
