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Book Title: Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades : Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.4in.
Author: H. A. R. Gibb
Original Language: Arabic
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Middle East / General
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: History, Philosophy
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
