Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 2013-March 2014, this volume is the English-language translation of the Dutch-language original. The portraits are both visual and narrative, focusing on the lives, motivations, and achievements of significant scholars. Arrangement is chronological, beginning with the early history of Dutch scholarship pertaining to Arabia in the 16th century, and continuing through the modern period. Annotation ©2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Arabic Studies in the Netherlands by Arnoud Vrolijk and Richard van Leeuwen portrays the lives and careers of the most distinguished Arabists from the Netherlands from the late sixteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
Edited byArabic Studies in the NetherlandsEdited by by Arnoud Vrolijk and Richard van Leeuwen portrays the lives and careers of the most distinguished Arabists from the Netherlands from the late sixteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
