Al Fakhri by C.E.J. WHITTING Cookery Materials represented are silk –

Materials represented are silk – the most prestigious of fibres

and an invaluable reference for historical study

The Book of Mordechai is the only reliable

وقفٌ عليهـا الحبُّ تنظـم عقدنـا ** ركبا توحَّد خطوةً وخواطــرا

Al Fakhri by C.E.J. WHITTING Cookery Materials represented are silk –Published by Darf in 1990 ISBN: 9781850771845 Format: Hardback Al Fakhri is amongst the most important texts relating to the early political history of the Muslim dynasties. Completed in 1301, it provides a unique insight into the history of the caliphs and their viziers. Largely anecdotal, the work was composed by Ibn at Tiqtaqa for Fakhr ad Din, prince of Mosul, after whom it is commonly entitled al Fakhri. It deals with Muslim history from the