The Story Of The Moors In Spain

The Story of the Moors in Spain is a history of the Moorish Empire in Andalusia chronicling the rise and fall of the Islamic empire and with it the stymie of a civilized and enlightened State. Author Stanley Lane-Poole catalogues the art architecture religion science and industry that flourished with the establishment of the Muslim regime in Spain. A rare non-Christian history from the 19th century students and researchers alike should cherish this classic text included here with original illustrations. Born in 1854 in London England STANLEY LANE-POOLE was a British historian orientalist and archaeologist. Lane-Poole worked in the British Museum from 1874 to 1892 thereafter researching Egyptian archaeology in Egypt. From 1897 to 1904 he was a professor of Arabic studies at Dublin University. Before his death in 1931 Lane-Poole authored dozens of books including the first book of the Arabic-English Lexicon started by his uncle E.W. Lane.