Brief Description:
Published 1913-14, this two-volume work presents annotated French translations of mainly Arabic texts relating to the Far East.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1: Préface; Introduction; 1. Ibn Khordadzbeh; 2. Ibn Masawih; 3. Sulayman; 4. Yakubi; 5. Ishak bin Imran; 6. Ibn al-Fakih; 7. Ibn Rosteh; 8. Muhammad bin Zakariya ar-Razi; 9. Abu Zayd; 10. Abu Dulaf Mis'ar; 11. Mas'udi; 12. Mas'udi; 13. Ibn Serapion; 14. Mukaddisi; 15. Mutahhar bin Tahir al-Makdisi; 16. Abu'l Faradj; 17. L'abrégé des merveilles; 18. Avicenne; 19. Biruni; 20. Ibn Ridwan; 21. Ibn Wafid; 22. Kharaki; 23. Edrisi; 24. Ibn Tufayl; 25. Yakut; 26. Ibn al-Baytar. Volume 2: 1. Kazwini; 2. Ibn Said; 3. Abu Omar Minhadj ad-Din; 4. Nasir ad-Din at-Tusi; 5. Wassaf; 6. Ras ad-Din; 7. Dimaski; 8. Nuwayri; 9. Abulfida; 10. Hamdullah Mustawfi; 11. Ibn al-Wardi; 12. Ibn Batuta; 13. Ibn Khaldun; 14. Bakuwi; 15. Makrizi; 16. Absihi; 17. Diwan al-Insa; 18. Abd ar-Razzak; 19. Ibn Iyas; 20. Sidi Ali Celebi; 21. Abul Fazl; 22. Mirza Muhhammad Kazim; 23. Sadik Isfahani; 24. Borhan Kati; 25. Textes non datés; 26. Mille et une nuits; 27. Cent et une nuits; 28. Livre des merveilles de l'Indie; 29. Khuwarizmi; 30. Biruni; 31. Kanun al-Masudi; 32. Kitab at-Tafhim; 33. Abul-Fadl Dja'far; 34. Kazwini; 35. Djawbari; 36. Sirazi; 37. Nuwayri; Textes chinois, japonais, tamoul, kawi et malais; Additions et corrections; Index.