Author: RYCAUT (RICAUT), PAUL:
Title: Histoire de l'état present de l'Empire Ottoman: Contenant les maximes politiques des turcs; les principaux points de la religion mahometane, ses sectes, ses héresies, & ses diverses sortes de religieux; leur discipline militaire, avec une supputation exacte de leurs forces par mer & par terre, & du revenu de l'etat. Paris, Chez Sebastian Mabre-Cramoisy, 1670.
Description: . 4to. Pp. (xii), 382, (2). With engraved decorated extra title and twenty-one engraved illustrations in the text, three engraved headpieces and three engraved initials by Sébastien Le Clerc. Contemporary full calf, spine with five raised bands decorated in gilt and with title label. Binding rubbed, hinges cracked, corners and spine ends chipped. Old ownership signatures on title. (Carl Iserhielm (1681-1748), renowned Swedish book collector, and Mr. Rumpf (CM)).First French edition of this famous work of the Ottoman empire is based mainly on Rycaut's personal experiences. It was originally published in English in 1666/67 but most of that edition was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Sir Paul Rycaut was a British diplomat who served as secretary to the British Ambassador in Constantinople between 1661 and 1667, later being appointed consul in Smyrna (now Izmir). This account describes the Ottoman government and political principals but also contains important information about the Mahometan religion, the naval and land forces of Turkey. The illustrations are mainly costume plates after a book that Ricaut had commissioned from an artist at the bazaar in Constantinople. This narrative became popular, was printed many times and translated into several languages. Cf Atabey 1069. Cf Blackmer 1464. Willems 1872.
Keywords: Near East, turkey, ottoman, turkish, travel, exploration, levant, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, near east, eastern, oriental
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Title: Histoire de l'état present de l'Empire Ottoman: Contenant les maximes politiques des turcs; les principaux points de la religion mahometane, ses sectes, ses héresies, & ses diverses sortes de religieux; leur discipline militaire, avec une supputation exacte de leurs forces par mer & par terre, & du revenu de l'etat. Paris, Chez Sebastian Mabre-Cramoisy, 1670.
Description: . 4to. Pp. (xii), 382, (2). With engraved decorated extra title and twenty-one engraved illustrations in the text, three engraved headpieces and three engraved initials by Sébastien Le Clerc. Contemporary full calf, spine with five raised bands decorated in gilt and with title label. Binding rubbed, hinges cracked, corners and spine ends chipped. Old ownership signatures on title. (Carl Iserhielm (1681-1748), renowned Swedish book collector, and Mr. Rumpf (CM)).First French edition of this famous work of the Ottoman empire is based mainly on Rycaut's personal experiences. It was originally published in English in 1666/67 but most of that edition was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Sir Paul Rycaut was a British diplomat who served as secretary to the British Ambassador in Constantinople between 1661 and 1667, later being appointed consul in Smyrna (now Izmir). This account describes the Ottoman government and political principals but also contains important information about the Mahometan religion, the naval and land forces of Turkey. The illustrations are mainly costume plates after a book that Ricaut had commissioned from an artist at the bazaar in Constantinople. This narrative became popular, was printed many times and translated into several languages. Cf Atabey 1069. Cf Blackmer 1464. Willems 1872.
Keywords: Near East, turkey, ottoman, turkish, travel, exploration, levant, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, near east, eastern, oriental
Price: EUR 3500.00 = appr. US$ 3803.96 Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
- Book number: 44044
- Book number: 44044
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