A Short History of the Gibb Memorial Trust and Its Trustees: A Century of Oriental Scholarship

Provides an unusual history of an important institution promoting Islamic scholarship in Britain, The Gibb Memorial Trust

About the author

Charles Melville is Emeritus Professor of Persian History, University of Cambridge. His research interests cover the history of Iran from the Mongols to the Safavids (13th-17th century), Persian historiography and epic literature, and Persian manuscript culture, especially illustrated texts. Recent edited and co-edited volumes include Safavid Persia in the Age of Empires (I.B. Tauris, 2021); Shahnama Studies III (Brill, 2018); and The Mongols' Middle East. Continuity and transformation in Ilkhanid Iran (Brill, 2016).

Product details

• Assisted by: Charles Melville (Editor)
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1935
• EAN: 9781399516266
• ISBN: 978-1-399-51626-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Gibb Memorial Trust
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous