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From the 8th to the 10th century AD, Greek scientific and philosophical works were translated wholesale into Arabic. This activity, whose significance is matched only by the later and related translation of Arabic and Greek works into Latin, resulted in the incorporation and reorganization of the classical heritage in the new civilization, based on Arabic, that spread with Islam. In the past 100 years, editions of Arabic translations of Greek works, often accompanied by Graeco-Arabic glossaries, were the principal means by which the study of this subject was conducted. The ""Glossarium Graeco-Arabicum"" is a systematic attempt to present in an analytical and rationalized way our knowledge of the vocabulary of the translations. It is based on the glossaries included in text editions, both published and unpublished, and on other materials gleaned from various sources. The entries are arranged by Arabic roots, and within these by their derivatives as they appear in the sources. Each entry lists the Greek equivalents along with their English definitions, and provides evidence for the use and translation of the word concerned in the form of context citations from both the Greek and Arvic sources. It also includes details on textual variants for the passages cited and complete references to the texts and secondary literature. The work is published in fascicles of 128 pages of lexical entries plus indexes of the Greek-Arabic correspondences, of Greek proper names and transliterated words, of variant Greek and Arabic passages, and of the Greek authors cited in the context passages. From the second fascicle onwards the indexes will be cumulative.

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' Saluons donc cette entreprise dont la qualiti scientifique est indubitable et qui non seulement vient combler un vide mais crei igalement un nouveau champs de recherche.'<br>Maria Campagnolo-Pothhtou, Journal of Oriental and African Studies, 1994.<br>'.. .das Material [ist] mit vorz]glischer Sachkenntnis klar und ]bersichtlich dargeboten.'<br>M.U., Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenldndischen Gesellschaft, 1994.<br>' The editors must be congratulated both for their original idea and for the methodical and clear way in which they are giving it form.'<br>David Thomas, Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations., 1994.<br>'.. .le Lexique se recommande par toutes les qualitis de rigueur, de pricision, de richesse, mais aussi de maniabiliti, que en feront un incomparable instrument de travail.'<br>Henri Hugonnard-Roche, Bulletin Critique des Annales Islamologiques, 1993.<br>'.. .clear, incisive, and helpful...'<br>M.C. Lyons, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1994.<br>'.. .one continues to be impressed by both the high academic standard of the work and the complexity and scale of the task the editors have undertaken. ...it is already a research tool of great value.'<br>Lawrence I. Conrad, Medical History, 1995.<br>' The work is very user-friendly...The usefulness of such a work needs no emphasis, and it is clear that its potential importance extends far beyond the lexicographic, and also beyond those broader aims that the editors outline for themselves. ...[it] will certainly become a standard work of frequent reference...'<br>David J. Wasserstein, Scripta, 1993.<br>' Dieses Lexikon wird nicht nur ein unentbehrliches Hilfsmittel f]r jeden sein, der sich mit der \bersetzungsliterature des8.-10. Jh.s befa_t, sondern es dokumentiert auch allgemein die Entwickelung der Fachsprache im Mittelhocharabischen jener Epoche.'<br>Manfred Ullman, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenldndische Gesellschaft, 1994.<br>

'Saluons donc cette entreprise dont la qualite scientifique est indubitable et qui non seulement vient combler un vide mais cree egalement un nouveau champs de recherche.' Maria Campagnolo-Pothetou, Journal of Oriental and African Studies, 1994. '...das Material [ist] mit vorzuglischer Sachkenntnis klar und ubersichtlich dargeboten.' M.U., Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, 1994. 'The editors must be congratulated both for their original idea and for the methodical and clear way in which they are giving it form.' David Thomas, Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations., 1994. '...le Lexique se recommande par toutes les qualites de rigueur, de precision, de richesse, mais aussi de maniabilite, que en feront un incomparable instrument de travail.' Henri Hugonnard-Roche, Bulletin Critique des Annales Islamologiques, 1993. '...clear, incisive, and helpful...' M.C. Lyons, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1994. '...one continues to be impressed by both the high academic standard of the work and the complexity and scale of the task the editors have undertaken. ...it is already a research tool of great value.' Lawrence I. Conrad, Medical History, 1995. 'The work is very user-friendly...The usefulness of such a work needs no emphasis, and it is clear that its potential importance extends far beyond the lexicographic, and also beyond those broader aims that the editors outline for themselves. ...[it] will certainly become a standard work of frequent reference...' David J. Wasserstein, Scripta, 1993. 'Dieses Lexikon wird nicht nur ein unentbehrliches Hilfsmittel fur jeden sein, der sich mit der UEbersetzungsliterature des 8.-10. Jh.s befasst, sondern es dokumentiert auch allgemein die Entwickelung der Fachsprache im Mittelhocharabischen jener Epoche.' Manfred Ullman, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandische Gesellschaft, 1994.

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