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CONTENTS

© 2018 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2018 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. List of Figures and Tables ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Abbreviations, Transliteration, and Dates xiii
  6. INTRODUCTION 1
  7. CHAPTER ONE. Encyclopedism in the Mamluk Empire 5
  8. CHAPTER TWO. Structures of Knowledge 29
  9. CHAPTER THREE. Sources of Knowledge 56
  10. CHAPTER FOUR. Encyclopedism and Empire 83
  11. CHAPTER FIVE. Working Methods 105
  12. CHAPTER SIX. The Reception of the Ultimate Ambition 123
  13. Appendix A. The Contents of the Ultimate Ambition 145
  14. Appendix B. A Guide to the Ultimate Ambition’s Editions and Chapter Word Counts 153
  15. Notes 159
  16. Bibliography 187
  17. Index 209
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. List of Figures and Tables ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Abbreviations, Transliteration, and Dates xiii
  6. INTRODUCTION 1
  7. CHAPTER ONE. Encyclopedism in the Mamluk Empire 5
  8. CHAPTER TWO. Structures of Knowledge 29
  9. CHAPTER THREE. Sources of Knowledge 56
  10. CHAPTER FOUR. Encyclopedism and Empire 83
  11. CHAPTER FIVE. Working Methods 105
  12. CHAPTER SIX. The Reception of the Ultimate Ambition 123
  13. Appendix A. The Contents of the Ultimate Ambition 145
  14. Appendix B. A Guide to the Ultimate Ambition’s Editions and Chapter Word Counts 153
  15. Notes 159
  16. Bibliography 187
  17. Index 209
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