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'Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society' by Yossef Rapaport.
Free -and very readable-pdf. Three out of ten marriages in fifteenth-century Cairo ended in divorce-higher that modern times. Nusaybah would have loved this one.
Read and download here.

Jan Morris' 'The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage.'
God, I love Jan Morris even more than I love Ex Urbe. The Venetian Empire's always fascinating and this book pairs lyrical and thought-provoking travel writing with some serious history. It's also worth checking out her travel book about the fictional city-state of Hav.
Used copies 1p on amazon here, or you can read exercpts from the book as well.

NK Jemison's pinup fanart of Oree from The Broken Kingdoms -NSFW for'artful nudity' on Jemison's blog here

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: Hengrave, Suffolk
Crossposts: http://xahra99.livejournal.com/60839.html

"It was not long until I felt an irresistible longing to travel again about the world, and to visit distant cities and islands in quest of profit and adventure."

-The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor, from the Thousand and One Nights, translated by Sir Richard Burton

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: Hengrave, Suffolk
Crossposts: http://xahra99.livejournal.com/52994.html

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