2007, ISBN: 76a3a6f165649728c64d9c975f6fd199

Leiden; London: Luzac; Brill, 1960-1984. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. The first three volumes of this encyclopaedia of Islamic studies, along with numerous supplementary… Meer...

Leiden; London: Luzac; Brill, 1960-1984. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. The first three volumes of this encyclopaedia of Islamic studies, along with numerous supplementary single parts. Consisting of volumes I to III complete and bound, and a fourth portfolio binding containing ten individual parts, in the publisher's original paper wraps. These individual parts, held in a portfolio binding stating volume III, include the 1979 'Index to Volumes I-III', the 1974 and 1976 'Fascicules 65-66' and 'Fascicules 71-72' of Volume IV.Also present are three supplement volumes, consisting of Fascicules 1-6, dating from 1980 to 1982.Four parts of volume V are also present, consisting of Fascicules 87-94, published between 1982 and 1984.'The Encyclopaedia of Islam' is an encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Islamic studies, considered to be the standard reference work in the field. This, the second edition, was published between 1954 and 2005, with a third edition begun in 2007.According to the publishers, this encyclopaedia includes 'articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities'.Featuring a number of folding maps and illustrated and photographic plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with further parts present in the publisher's original paper wraps. Bumping to spine heads and tails. Publisher's label present to front wrap of 'Volume V, Fascicules 93-94'. Two closed tears to the tail of the front wrap of 'Volume IV, Fascicules 65-66'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good, Luzac; Brill, 1960-1984, 3<