Offprint of an essay on the cultural history written by the Arab historian Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), written by the German Orientalist Alfred von Kremer (1828-1889). It opens with a brief introduction on Ibn Khaldun's works and life. Other chapters deal with the cultural aspects in Ibn Khaldun's works: basic needs, customs, societies, etc. Included at the end are four brief texts in Arabic type transcribed from manuscripts.
With some pencil underscoring, otherwise in very good condition. S.F. Alatas, Applying Ibn Khaldun (2014), p. 194; W.J. Fischel, Ibn Khaldun in Egypt (1967), p. 192.