The Maqqarī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, died 1631 or 2 Author text text xx monographic Leyde E.J. Brill 1855 ara

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1 online resource. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Maqqari (circa 1578--1632) was an Arab historian who wrote one of the oldest histories of Muslim Spain. He was born in Tlemcen, in present-day Algeria, and at times lived and worked in Morocco and in Egypt. His most important work, Nafḥ aṭ-ṭīb (The breath of perfume), consists of two parts. The first is a compilation from many authors on Andalusia and its history, including descriptions of the main Andalusian cities and the lifestyles of their peoples. The second part is a biography of the famous writer, historian, and politician from Arab Spain, Ibn al-Khatib (1313--74). A grand minister and a poet whose lyrics are sung by Arab singers to the present day, al-Khatib wrote more than 60 books. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. "Includes indexes. Title in some places is given as: The Breath of Perfume from the Branch of Green Andalusia and Memorials of its Vizier Lisan ud-Din ibn ul-Khattib."--Note extracted from World Digital Library. Original resource extent: Volumes 1-2. Original resource at: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Content in Arabic. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 711 to 1632 Arabs -- Spain Biography Ibn al-Khaṭīb, died 1374 Manners and customs Spain Spain Andalucía 946 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.7455 2021666177 DLC 210428 20250607105709.2 22053426 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng