The Fihrist

The Fihrist

A 10th Century AD Survey of Islamic Culture

by Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq Ibn al-Nadīm, Ibn Al-Nadim, Bayard Dodge

1149 pages· 1970· ISBN 9781871031621
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This is the first catalog (fihrist) every produced in the world. Written in 10th century Baghdad, the author lists the thousands of books available at that time in his father's bookstore.

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