8vo. xxvi, 299 pp., 6 maps of which 2 folding, publisher’s original wrappers, slightly rubbed round edges, biblio, copy in very good condition, American University of Beirut Publication of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Oriental series No: 24, Beirut, first edition, 1953.

Synopsis

The volume contains a study on Urban life in Muslim Syria during the 13th and 14th centuries. Syria led an active economic life during this period.