{"product_id":"the-map-of-knowledge-violet-moller-9781101974063","title":"The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found","description":"After the fall of Rome, as civilizations collapsed and libraries burned, ancient knowledge that would eventually fuel the Renaissance was at risk of being lost. This thrilling history tracks three crucial books as they were passed hand to hand through seven cities during a perilous thousand-year journey of survival. After the great library at Alexandria was destroyed, Baghdad, Cordoba, Toledo, Salerno, and Palermo were rare outposts of knowledge in a dark world, where dedicated scholars collected, translated, and shared texts\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eViolet Moller's\u003ci\u003e The Map of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into the sparkling intellectual life that flourished there, highlighting the crucial role played by Arab scholars in improving the cornerstone ideas of Western thought. She shows us how foundational works on math, astronomy, and medicine by Euclid, Ptolemy, and Galen eventually reached Venice, the major center of scientific printing, where their legacy was assured--having been rescued by the passionate curiosity of generations of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Violet Moller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101974060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101974063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Violet Moller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055401660671,"sku":"9781101974063","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bff3b723-fdf7-4b7f-b3b1-77b854d4742c.jpg?v=1685035557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-map-of-knowledge-violet-moller-9781101974063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}