{"product_id":"the-cosmography-and-geography-of-africa-paperback","title":"The Cosmography and Geography of Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohannes Leo Africanus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Ossa-Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRichard J. Oosterhoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the Renaissance: an African diplomat's guide to Africa \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in the Mediterranean. Brought before Pope Leo X, he was persuaded to convert to Christianity, in the process taking the name Johannes Leo Africanus. Acclaimed in the papal court for his learning, Leo would in time write his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmography and the Geography of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmography\u003c\/i\u003e was the first book about Africa, and the first book written by a modern African, to reach print. It would remain central to the European understanding of Africa for over 300 years, with its descriptions of lands, cities, and peoples giving a singular vision of the vast continent: its urban bustle and rural expanse, its culture, commerce and warfare, its magical herbs and strange animals. Yet it is not a mere catalogue: Leo also invited his readers to acknowledge the similarity and relevance of these lands to the time and place they knew. For this reason, \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmography and Geography of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e remains significant to our understanding not only of Africa, but of the world and how we perceive it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Africanus\u003c\/b\u003e was Born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan in Granada and raised in Fez. Johannes Leo Africanus was a sixteenth-century diplomat and scholar who, in the court of Pope Leo X, produced the first guide to the geography and culture of North Africa, \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmography and Geography of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAnthony Ossa-Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at University College London. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eA History of Ambiguity\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). \u003cb\u003eRichard Oosterhoff\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is Lecturer in History at the University of Edinburgh, andauthor of \u003ci\u003eMaking Mathematical Culture: University and Print in the Circle of of Lefèvre D'Étaples\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.79 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750240780576,"sku":"9780241543931","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/470375fc6d9fc626ec402b4aa5b39ce5.webp?v=1779946675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cosmography-and-geography-of-africa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}