Offprint of 'Comparisons between Arab and Chinese navigational techniques' from volume XXXVI, part 1 of the Bulletin of theSchool of Oriental and African studies.
Sans titreOffprint of 'Arab navigation in the Red Sea' by Tibbetts from Volume CXXVII, part 3, of The Geographical Journal, 1961.
Sans titreOffprint of 'The Cataloging of Arabic Books' by Tibbetts from Vol XXIX, no.2 of The Library Quarterly, 1959.
Sans titreVolume 3 of The Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography, published by the Department of Geography at the University of Malaya in Singapore. It contains an article by Gerald Tibbetts entitled: 'Early Western Cartography and the Arabian Peninsula.' Also contains a typed letter thanking Gerald for his contribution to the journal.
Sans titreVolume 9 of The Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography, published by The Department of Geography at the University of Malaya in Singapore. This includes an article by Gerald Tibbetts entitled: 'The Malay Peninsula as known to the Arab Geographers.' Inserted into one of the volumes is a Purchase Order from the Library of Congress for new books and periodicals. Inserted within the other volume is printed music and lyrics for 'Malayan Patriotic Song' and a sheet of handwritten notes.
Sans titreSeries contains material relating to Tibbett's role as consultant in the Sindbad voyage project (1980-1981), which was led by Tim Severin. This was an attempt to recreate the fictional voyage of Sindbad the sailor in the publication 'The book of one thousand and one nights.' This involved creating a replica of an early Arab trading ship and completing a 6,000 mile journey to sail it all the way to China. Most of this material concerns the Heritage of Oman festival which sponsored the voyage.
Sans titreMaterial concerning the Heritage of Oman Festival. The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in Oman sponsored the Sindbad project. The festival was designed to celebrate the culture and heritage within the country.
Sans titreA letter and leaflet containing the Announcement of the Conference on Oman Studies as part of the Heritage of Oman Festival. This was organised by the Ministry of National Heritage & Culture to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the accession of his Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. With the announcement is the card of Dr. P.M. Costa, Deputy Chairman-Co-ordinator.
Sans titreThe Oxford Map of The Sultanate of Oman with city maps of Muscat, Mutrah, Ruwi, Qurm, Capital Area, and Salalah, published by GEO projects, Beirut in association with Oxford University Press.
Pamphlet advertising the 'Oman - history, culture and traditional skills' exhibition as part of the Heritage of Oman Festival. The pamphlet also provides information about the Sindbad Voyage project which was organised by Tim Severin.
Sans titre