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Book SynopsisDer Historiograph al-Maqrīzī (15. Jh.) befasst sich in seinem kurzen Traktat mit den Mineralien, ihrer Klassifikation, ihren medizinischen Anwendungen sowie Theorien über ihre Entstehung. Käs legt hier erstmals eine kritische Textedition mit deutscher Übersetzung und ausführlichem Kommentar vor. The 15th century historiographer al-Maqrīzī deals in his short treatise with minerals, their classification, medicinal uses and theories of their coming into being. Käs presents for the first time a critical edition of this text along with a German translation and a detailed commentary.
Trade Review"The outstanding work that Fabian Käs has done so far on the difficult and intriguing subject of Arabic mineralogy will hopefully redraw attention to this somewhat neglected but no less important field of research; and together with the recent study of al-Tīfāshī’s stone-book by Armin Schopen and Karl W. Strauß, it might even pave the way for other scholars to arrive at a deeper understanding of the multifaceted world which medieval mineralogy evokes. The book reviewed here is, in any case, a stunningly flawless achievement." Oliver Kahl in Journal of Semitic Studies, vol 61, no 2, October 2016.
