The Book of Roger

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The Book of Roger is a 12th-century geographical and cartographic work by Al-Idrisi that provides one of the most detailed medieval descriptions and maps of the known world.

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The Book of Roger canonical 3

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instanceOf Arabic-language work
cartographic work
geographical work
medieval manuscript
alternativeName Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq
Tabula Rogeriana
author Al-Idrisi
Muhammad al-Idrisi
linked to: Al-Idrisi
cartographicOrientation south-up
century 12th century
commissionContext Norman court of Sicily
commissionedBy Roger II of Sicily
contains climatic descriptions
descriptive geography
ethnographic information
information on cities
information on mountains
information on rivers
information on trade routes
regional maps
world map
countryOfOrigin Norman Kingdom of Sicily
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily
dateOfCompletion 1154
dedicatedTo Roger II of Sicily
describes Africa
Asia
Europe
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
field historical geography
history of cartography
genre cartography
geography
travel literature
influenced later Islamic geography
medieval European cartography
influencedBy Ptolemaic geography
language Arabic
methodology based on earlier geographical works
based on merchants’ accounts
based on travelers’ reports
notableFor detailed description of the known world
highly accurate depiction of the Mediterranean region
integration of classical and Islamic geographical knowledge
originalMedium manuscript on parchment
patron Roger II of Sicily
placeOfComposition Palermo
titleInArabic نزهة المشتاق في اختراق الآفاق

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Al-Idrisi knownFor The Book of Roger
Al-Idrisi notableWork The Book of Roger