Covers the history of Arabic literature until circa 430 AH (11th century CE), covering Qur'an, poetry, medicine and the sciences, lexicography and grammatical writings. Volumes 1-9 are available from Brill, volumes 10-17 are available from the author, professor F. Sezgin, Institut für Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften, Westendstrasse 89, 60325 Fankfurt am Main, Germany.