Gentium et exercituum itinera, et in Aegyptum et ex Aegypto, ante Persicam dominationem. Fol. VIII [up r. h.]. A Military chart of Arabia. Marked... Show moreGentium et exercituum itinera, et in Aegyptum et ex Aegypto, ante Persicam dominationem. Fol. VIII [up r. h.]. A Military chart of Arabia. Marked with descriptive lines. Key note in colour in low r. h. No scale. Size: 38 x 46.30 cm. Published in 1827. Coloured. Latin. Note: Cover of the Atlas on the back of the map. Frame/Antique Above neatline " Fol. VIII" Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00509 Print Map Item-ID: i11401813 BIB-ID: 1172524 Show less
ab Andrea Oberleitner. Large 8vo. 2 vols. in 1. Prior pars, chrestomathiam continens: X, (2), 292 pp. Posterior pars, glossarium continens: 246 pp.,... Show moreab Andrea Oberleitner. Large 8vo. 2 vols. in 1. Prior pars, chrestomathiam continens: X, (2), 292 pp. Posterior pars, glossarium continens: 246 pp., 1 bl. f. Contemp. half calf with giltstamped label to spine. Chrestomathy of Syriac literature, including history (about Plato and Aristotle, the Tatars, Genghis Khan, etc.), Biblical texts (Psalms, Minor Prophets, chapters from teh New Testament), poetry (hymns), etc.; with an appendic on Syrian poetics. Syriac glossary contains definitions in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin. - Oberleitner, an orientalist and theologian at the Benedictine "Schottenstift", was Professor of Arabic, Syriac, and Chaldaic Languages and Exegesis at the University of Vienna. "Oberleitner's independent editing of the 'Fundamenta' constitutes an important achievement" (cf. ÖBL). The Viennese printer Schmid specialized in Arabic, Persian, and Syrian works, and his was the only printing shop in Austria that could handle such texts. (Durstmüller I, 219f.). - Corners slightly bumped; covers rubbed. Printed in Syriac, Hebrew (and Aramiac), Greek, and Latin. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ5425 .O24 1826 Book Item-ID: i16875564 BIB-ID: 1510975 Show less