Chapter 4 Swords in Arabic Poetry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Figures VIII
4. Introduction IX
5. Chapter 1 Kindi and Islamic Swords 1
6. Chapter 2 Kindi’s “On Swords and their kinds” 13
7. Chapter 3 Kindi’s “On swords and their kinds” Commentary 48
8. Chapter 4 Swords in Arabic Poetry 83
9. Appendix 1 J¢abir ibn ®Hayy¢an’s Book on Iron 144
10. Appendix 2 Bĭrūunĭ on Iron 148
11. Appendix 3 The Manuscripts 175
12. Glossary 195
13. Bibliography 208
14. Index 213