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Codices arabicos, persicos, turcicos, bibliothecae Caesareo-regio-palatinae Vindobonensis
Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall catalogs the treasures of the Imperial Library of Vienna with the precision of a detective. Readers will uncover the reality behind exotic tales, the mechanics of medieval linguistics, and the volatile history of manuscripts caught in the gears of war.