History of the Conquest of Spain By the Arab-Moors: With a Sketch; Of The, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Zl BOOK IX. ARABUN CIVILIZATION IN SPAIN. CHAPTER LLIGHT FBOK THB KA fiT. HASO tTN AL BABCHID. Moral and mental development, 275. Back to the ast 277. The remoT al from Damascus to Baghdad, 278. laU ma great step, 279. Popular desire for greater knowledge, 279. Schools attached to mosques, 281. Damascus peopled by warriors, 281. A l-mansur makes Baghdad a centre of learning, 282. Progress in medicine, 288. Haroun al Raschid, 285. The Arabian Nights, 285. Haroun sC orrespondence with Charlemagne, 287. The curious clock, 288. The holy places in Palestine, 289. Thrown open to Christians, 290. Haroun streatment of theB armecides, 291. A l-miin succeeds, 298. Measures a degree of latitude and the angle of the ediptic, 29i. CHAPTER IL 800IAL UFS :HOU8B8, OU flTOMS, AND OOSTUMJES. The spirit of emulation, 296. A moral conquest, 297. The glories of Cordova, 298. I ts estimation by tiie Spanish A rabs, 800. The palaces ;R issafah, 301. The splendors of A z-zahrk, 301. A z-zdhirah, 808. A l-mansur sdisplay, 304. Numerous buildings, 806. The sweet-scented air of Cordova, 307. A typical mansion, 808. Baths and gardens, 309, 310. Eating and drinking, 310. Costumes of the men, 811. The Spanish oijN i, talayH n, and anda 818. The clothing of women, 814. Arms and armor, 315. Peculiar claims of other cities, 817. CHAPTER III. THB 8Y8TKK OF OOYEBNMBNT. Power of theE halif, 819. The Ehalif Supreme, 820. At first elective, 821. The Vizfrs, 821. Nayib and hagib, 322. Katiba, orS ecretaries, 823.
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