by Juan Vernet Ginés, Leonor Martínez Martín · Lunwerg · tapa dura · ISBN 9788485983872
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This book illustrates the history of Islam in Spain, exploring the rich cultural and architectural heritage of Al-Andalus. Featuring photographs by Ramón Masats and texts by Juan Vernet Ginés and Leonor Martínez Martín, it offers a comprehensive view of the Islamic influence on the Iberian Peninsula. The book is available in Spanish and English, and features a hardcover binding with an illustrated dust jacket.
Juan Vernet Ginés or Joan Vernet i Ginés was a Spanish science historian, Arabist and professor at the University of Barcelona for over thirty years. He was the pupil and intellectual heir of orientalist Maria Millàs Vallicrosa. The rigor and scope of his scholarly work give him international authority in the field of the history of science and cultural transfers between East and West. Author of the book "What culture owes to the Arabs of Spain", he also translated the quran and One Thousand and One Nights into Castilian Spanish.
