Title: Ibn al-Rami code; includes Ibn al-Imam’s lost treatise
Author: Ibn al-Rami and Ibn al-Imam
Date: 14th century
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Image: Kairouan, Tunisia (Photo courtesy of Besim Hakim).
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Besim Hakim has translated one sample page exactly as it is rendered in Arabic in the appendices of his book Arabic-Islamic Cities (1986).
Description: "A master builder by the name of Ibn al-Rami wrote a complete treatise on building construction. He used a lot of the material ... from those earlier Arabic manuscripts, including Ibn al-Imam’s manuscript. Plus, he included his own experiences and interpretations from being a master builder" (Hakim, 2002, Byzantine and Islamic Codes from the Mediterranean).
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