An indispensable tool of the trade for any scholar of Arabic studies

Wüstenfeld, Ferdinand. Register zu den genealogischen Tabellen der Arabischen Stämme und Familien. Mit historischen und geographischen Bemerkungen.

€ 950,00

First edition, without the separately published Atlas. "An indispensable tool of the trade for any scholar of Arabic studies" (cf. Fück). The "Register" is an index to accompany Wüstenfeld's "Genealogical Tables of the Arabic Tribes and Families", published the previous year.

The German orientalist H. F. Wüstenfeld (1808-99), known as a literary historian of Arabic literature, studied theology and oriental languages at Göttingen and Berlin. He taught at Göttingen, becoming a professor there (1842-90). He published many important Arabic texts and valuable works on Arabic history.

Traces of old shelfmark label on spine; stamp of the Central Public Library "Shear Zion", Tel-Aviv, on front flyleaf.