Journalist and author Nicholas Walton writes about medieval Genoa’s economy, trade and role in the Black Death. Walton recently published a book on Genoese history entitled, “Genoa: La Superba”
Al-Maqrizi and the Fatimids
March 3, 2013 By
There are other less dramatic examples. Only a small section of the massive history by al-Musabbih ̋| (d. 420/1029)2 has been recovered and it is now in the Escorial. On the title page of that manuscript is the signature of al-Maqr|z|, indicating apparently that he once possessed and/or used it.
Light through the dark ages: The Arabist contribution to Western ophthalmology
October 28, 2012 By
Because blindness was a major cause of morbidity in the medieval Arab world, as is the case in the developing world today, Arabist physicians developed much exposure to ophthalmological conditions, and nearly every major medical work written at the time had a chapter on diseases of the eye.
The Fatimid and Kalbite Governors in Sicily : 909-1044
October 21, 2012 By
This is the second part of my investigation on the Muslim governors (or rulers) in Sicily.
The Norman Kings of Sicily and the Fatimid Caliphate
September 16, 2011 By
The Norman Kings of Sicily and the Fatimid Caliphate By Jeremy Johns Anglo-Norman Studies, Vol.15 (1993) Introduction: The de Hauteville rulers of Sicily were parvenus. Tancred, lord of Hauteville-la-Guischard near Coutances, had owed only ten knights’ service to Duke Robert. It was Tancred’s inability to provide for his twelve sons that drove eleven of them […]
The Fatimid Navy and the Crusades, 1099-1171
July 27, 2011 By
During the ninth century and the first half of the tenth century, for example, Muslim navies were very active in the Mediterranean and, on the whole, they were successful.
The Fatimid Failure against the Crusaders at the End of the First Crusade
July 21, 2011 By
The Fatimid Failure against the Crusaders at the End of the First Crusade By Jan Vandeburie Carnival, Vol.12 (2010) Introduction: This paper was presented at the ISHA conference 2010 in Helsinki. The theme of the conference, integration throughout history, gave me the opportunity to look at some important events at the end of the First […]
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