{"id":2025,"date":"2017-09-22T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2017-09-22T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T19:11:12","slug":"arcadian-library-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/arcadian-library-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcadian Library Online: database trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\">Arcadian Library Online<\/a> platform makes available to students and researchers the collection of the Arcadian Library, a privately-owned library focusing on the shared cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East. Materials in the Arcadian Library&#8217;s collection cover a wide-range of topics among which: travel accounts, history of science and medicine, literature, history, etc.In addition to rare printed books, the Arcadian Library also owns manuscript and documentary material of great importance and rarity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2026\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2017\/09\/Arcadian-Library-Online-Home.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1519\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2017\/09\/Arcadian-Library-Online-Home.png 1519w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2017\/09\/Arcadian-Library-Online-Home-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2017\/09\/Arcadian-Library-Online-Home-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2017\/09\/Arcadian-Library-Online-Home-1024x506.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2017\/09\/Arcadian-Library-Online-Home-500x247.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1519px) 100vw, 1519px\" \/><\/a>The <em>History of Science and Medicine collection<\/em> &#8220;includes manuscripts, incunabula, early printed books and monographs from the 10th to 20th centuries. The collection showcases the contribution of early Arab and Persian scientists, doctors and thinkers; their translation, reception and influence in Europe and their lasting influence on the development of Western scientific and medical knowledge. It includes:<\/p>\n<ul role=\"menu\">\n<li id=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-labelledby=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr1\">Texts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=agriculture\">agriculture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=astronomy\">astronomy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=chemistry\">chemistry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=herbalism\">herbalism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=mathematics\">mathematics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=militaryMedicine\">medicine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=naturalHistory\">natural history<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=pharmacology\">pharmacology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=philosophy\">philosophy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=physics\">physics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=surgery\">surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr2\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-labelledby=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr2\">Texts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=botany\">plants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=zoology\">animals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=naturalHistory\">natural environment of the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr3\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-labelledby=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr3\">Texts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=travelAndExplorationTopic\">travel and scientific expeditions exploring the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr4\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"menuitem\" aria-labelledby=\"arcadianonline-nxtdescr4\">Texts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=arabic\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=dutch\">Dutch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=english\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=french\">French<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=german\">German<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=greek\">Greek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=hebrew\">Hebrew<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=italian\">Italian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=latin\">Latin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=persian\">Persian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\/search-results?su=spanish\">Spanish<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcadianlibraryonline.com\"> Arcadian Library Online <\/a>displays colour images in high resolution. Materials can be saved, downloaded, printed, shared, and cited directly from the viewer.<\/p>\n<p>The interface is bilingual English\/Arabic, and the database searchable in both languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arcadian Library Online platform makes available to students and researchers the collection of the Arcadian Library, a privately-owned library focusing on the shared cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East. 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