Table of Contents

Volume I Introduction by Elizabeth Drayson Author's Preface Chapter I: The Ancient Arabians Chapter II: The Rise, Progess, and Influence of Islam Chapter III: The Conquest of Al-Maghreb Chapter IV: The Visigothic Monarchy Chapter V: The Invasion and Conquest of Spain Chapter VI: The Emirate Chapter VII: Foundation of the Spanish Monarchy Chapter VIII: The Ommeyades; Reign of Abd-al-Rahman I Chapter IX: Reign of Hischem I; Reign of Al-Hakem I Chapter X: Reign of Abd-al-Rahman II; Reign of Mohammed Chapter XI: Reign of Al-Mondhir; Reign of Abdallah Chapter XII: Reign of Abd-al-Rahman III Chapter XIII: Reign of Al-Hakem II Chapter XIV: Reign of Hischem II Volume II Chapter XV: The Moslem Domination in Sicily Chapter XVI: The Principalities of Moorish Spain Chpater XVII: Wars with the Christians; The Almoravides Chapter XVIII: The Empire of the Almohades Chapter XIX: The Progess of the Christian Arms Chapter XX: Prosecution of the Reconquest Chapter XXI: The Last War with Granada Chapter XXII: Termination of the Reconquest Volume III Chapter XXIII: Influence of the Moors on Europe Through the Empire of Frederick II and the States of Southern France Chapter XXIV: The Spanish Jews Chapter XXV: The Christians Under Moslem Rule Chapter XXVI: The Moriscoes Chapter XXVII: General Condition of Europe from the VIII to the XVI Century Chapter XXVIII: The Hispano-Arab Age of Literature and Science Chapter XXIX: Moorish Art in Southern Europe Chapter XXX: Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce of the European Moslems; Their Manners, Customs, and Amusements

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First published in 1904, this classic account in three volumes presents a history of the Moors in Spain and the legacy of their learning for culture in Western Europe.

About the Author

Samuel Parsons Scott (1846-1929) was a US attorney, financier and independent scholar. He used his wealth to travel extensively in Spain and throughout Europe and built up a personal library of some 8,000 volumes on ancient and medieval history, and law. Among his writings are a translation of Las Siete Partidas (the medieval statutory code of Castile). The History of the Moorish Empire in Europe was esteemed by Muslims for the high regard Scott showed for Islam. Elizabeth Drayson is Emeritus Fellow in Spanish at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on medieval Spanish literature and cultural history, and the relationship between Arabic, Jewish and Christian culture during the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Her books include Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada (forthcoming), The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End (2017) and The Lead Books of Granada (2013).