"The Bee" Section from&nbsp;<em>The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudiation</em>

"The Bee" Section from&nbsp;<em>The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudiation</em>

The excerpt demonstrates some of the animal biology knowledge that al-Nuwayri knew in the 8th century AH/ 14th century AD knew. We can see that much of the knowledge is influenced by ancient Greek scholars. There is also an influence from religious writings and stories passed down about The Prophet.

Al-Nuwayri, translated by Elias Muhanna

Wahhāb, Nuwayrī Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-, and Elias Muhanna. The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition: A compendium of knowledge from the Classical Islamic World. New York: Penguin Books, 2016.

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