.jpg) Illustration from Kitab al-Aghani (1216-20) | |
| Author | Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani |
|---|---|
| Original title | كتاب الأغاني |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Arabic poetry and songs |
| Genre | Encyclopedic collection |
| Published | 10th century |
| Publication place | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Media type | Manuscript |
| Pages | Over 10,000 |
Kitāb al-Aghānī (Arabic: كتاب الأغاني, romanized: kitāb al-‘aghānī, lit. 'The Book of Songs'), is an encyclopedic collection of poems and songs that runs to over 20 volumes in modern editions, attributed to the 10th-century Arabic writer Abū al-Farāj al-Isfahānī (also known as al-Isbahānī).[1][2]
- ^ Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Kitab al-Aghani, 25 vols., Beirut, Dar Sader Publishers: 2004.
- ^ Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 79.