Bloomsbury Arcadian Library Online available now

Published 2020-10-22

Arcadian Library Online

"An astonishingly rich collection of books on travels, history, science and literature concerning the Middle East” Bulletin of the School of African and Oriental Studies

I am so glad to introduce the new unique online resource, offered by Bloomsbury.

Arcadian Library Online is available for purchase by institutions on a perpetual access basis.

Library modules include:

Module 1: History and Science and Medicine (January 2017)

Module 2: Travel and Exploration(coming soon)

Module 3: Turcica: History of Turkey and Ottoman Empire (coming soon)

Subject Coverage

History

World History (Middle East, Ottoman Empire Europe)
History of Science (Astronomy, Astrology, Mathematics, Physics)
History of Philosophy
History of Medicine

Area Studies

Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
Turkish Studies

Literary Studies

Comparative Literature
History of the Book
Literature of Travel and Exploration

Ancient History, Classical Studies and Archaeology

Reception Studies
Ancient Middle Eastern Studies
Ancient Philosophy

Fist Module: History of Science and Medicine collection

The Arcadian Library’s History of Science and Medicine collection includes manuscripts, incunabula, early printed books and monographs from the 10 th to 20 th centuries. The collection showcases the contribution of early Arab and Persian scientists, doctors and thinkers; their translation, reception and influence in Europe and their lasting influence on the development of Western scientific and medical knowledge.

It includes:

Texts on agriculture, astronomy, chemistry, herbalism, mathematics, medicine, natural history, pharmacology, philosophy, physics , surgery
Texts on the plants, animals and natural environment of the Middle East
Texts on travel and scientific expeditions exploring the Middle East
Texts in :

Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Persian Spanish

Benefits for researchers

View high-resolution, full colour images (400ppi) including bindings, clasps and page edges
View images in full screen, zoom, rotate, single or double page view
Access full catalogue records including available provenance and condition notes
Special features including decoration, marginalia, signature marks and illustrations indexed at a page level to enable quick jumps to pages of interest
Search or browse fully indexed metadata with dedicated taxonomy enabling filtered search by topic, place, period, people, language or content type
Navigate directly via linked TOCs to page images at part, title and section heading levels, where available
View metadata and images in either English or Arabic interface, with transliterated titles
Search metadata in English or Arabic, with integrated Arabic keyboard
Read accompanying commentary articles linked to primary texts
Easily cite, share, favorite and bookmark content
Print and download images
Available in dual language interface: English and Arabic

Additional Materials

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*Till 31 December 2017, we can offer very special price