Kitāb Ṣūrat al-Arḍ

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Tabula_Rogeriana
The Book of the Description of the Earth
gptkbp:author gptkb:al-Idrisi
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Roger_II_of_Sicily
gptkbp:contains world
gptkbp:genre geography
gptkbp:hasWrittenFor Norman court of Sicily
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kitāb Ṣūrat al-Arḍ
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation gptkb:Biblioteca_Medicea_Laurenziana
gptkbp:notableFor detailed descriptions of various regions
influence on later cartography
gptkbp:publicationDate 1154
gptkbp:significance one of the most advanced medieval world maps
gptkbp:subject geographical knowledge of the 12th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muḥammad_ibn_Mūsā_al-Khwārizmī
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6