Hermann of Carinthia - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Hermann of Carinthia - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Burnett, Charles

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061892
Doc. NO	:	ALei2289
Main Entry	:	Burnett, Charles
Title & Author	:	Hermann of Carinthia - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Burnett, Charles
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(725 words)
Abstract	:	Hermann of Carinthia (fl. 532–7/1138–43) was a translator into Latin of Arabic texts on mathematics (including astrology) and Islam. He also authored works on astrology and cosmology. Originating from a Slavic-speaking region of northern Istria, after training at the renowned School of Chartres, he travelled between southern France and northern Spain, where he embarked on a programme of translating mathematical works from Arabic, together with his colleague Robert of Ketton, which would culminate in a translation of Ptolemy’s Almagest. While the latter translation may not
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2289.pdf