The Book of Roger

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The Book of Roger is a 12th-century geographical and cartographic work by Al-Idrisi that provides one of the most detailed medieval descriptions and maps of the known world.

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The Book of Roger canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic-language work ⓘ
cartographic work ⓘ
geographical work ⓘ
medieval manuscript ⓘ
alternativeName Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq ⓘ
Tabula Rogeriana ⓘ
author Al-Idrisi ⓘ
Muhammad al-Idrisi ⓘ
linked to: Al-Idrisi
cartographicOrientation south-up ⓘ
century 12th century ⓘ
commissionContext Norman court of Sicily ⓘ
commissionedBy Roger II of Sicily ⓘ
contains climatic descriptions ⓘ
descriptive geography ⓘ
ethnographic information ⓘ
information on cities ⓘ
information on mountains ⓘ
information on rivers ⓘ
information on trade routes ⓘ
regional maps ⓘ
world map ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Norman Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily
dateOfCompletion 1154 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Roger II of Sicily ⓘ
describes Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
field historical geography ⓘ
history of cartography ⓘ
genre cartography ⓘ
geography ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
influenced later Islamic geography ⓘ
medieval European cartography ⓘ
influencedBy Ptolemaic geography ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
methodology based on earlier geographical works ⓘ
based on merchants’ accounts ⓘ
based on travelers’ reports ⓘ
notableFor detailed description of the known world ⓘ
highly accurate depiction of the Mediterranean region ⓘ
integration of classical and Islamic geographical knowledge ⓘ
originalMedium manuscript on parchment ⓘ
patron Roger II of Sicily ⓘ
placeOfComposition Palermo ⓘ
titleInArabic نزهة المشتاق في اختراق الآفاق ⓘ

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Al-Idrisi → knownFor → The Book of Roger ⓘ
Al-Idrisi → notableWork → The Book of Roger ⓘ