Fabri was a German Dominican, made two pilgrimages to the Holy Land. The first in 1480 and the second in 1483- 84 as chaplain of four German barons... Show moreFabri was a German Dominican, made two pilgrimages to the Holy Land. The first in 1480 and the second in 1483- 84 as chaplain of four German barons, whose Truchsen Johannes von Waldburg who accompanied Breydenbach. It was at their request that he wrote in German a short narrative of their pilgrimage, that it was first composed in Latin. The itinerary of Fabri, with those Breydenbach Suriano 1483 and 1485 are considered the most comprehensive and most complete of the Middle Ages. Felix Fabri. Signatures: A⁴-Z⁴,a⁴-z⁴, Aa⁴-Ii⁴. Has catchword. Ex-libris stamp on the pastedown. Woodcuts in title page frame. Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .F33 1556 Book Item-ID: i21697243 BIB-ID: 2152030 Show less
Aus unterschiedlichen alten und neuen Land- und Reise-Beschreibungen anfangs in niederländ. Sprache zusammengebracht durch O. Dapper. Anitzo aber... Show moreAus unterschiedlichen alten und neuen Land- und Reise-Beschreibungen anfangs in niederländ. Sprache zusammengebracht durch O. Dapper. Anitzo aber ins Hochteutsche getreulichst übers. von Johann Christoff Beern. PST: Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Anatolia et Arabia*NST: Mesopotamien, Babylonien, Assyrien, Anatolien oder Klein-Asien, und Arabien*EST: Naukeurige beschryving van Asie . Main Heritage Display General DS47 .D37 1681 Book Item-ID: i10151850 BIB-ID: 1016821 Show less
von Dr. Alfons Gabriel ; unter mitarbeit von Frau Agnes Gabriel-Kummer Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .G33 1935 Book Item-ID: i25324585 BIB-ID:... Show morevon Dr. Alfons Gabriel ; unter mitarbeit von Frau Agnes Gabriel-Kummer Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .G33 1935 Book Item-ID: i25324585 BIB-ID: 2711847 Show less
Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS206 .A78 1740
aufgesetzet von dem herrn De La Roque. First German edition, first published from the author's posthumous papers in Paris in 1717. D'Arvieux (1635... Show moreaufgesetzet von dem herrn De La Roque. First German edition, first published from the author's posthumous papers in Paris in 1717. D'Arvieux (1635-1702) lived in the Levant for a long time, spending six years at Aleppo as French consul, and collected these important observations on the Arabic Bedouins of the area. "His observations, which departed greatly from what had been formerly reported about the Bedouins, were received with doubt, but were confirmed by later travellers such as Niebuhr" (cf. Henze I, 101). The plates show costumes and the Bedouin camp on Mt. Carmel. - Some offsetting to text; insignificant browning; slight waterstain near end. Author and bibliographical note supplied in ink at upper edge of t. p. Bound with: Reise nach dem glucklichen Arabien. Translation of: Voyage fait par ordre du roy Louis XIV dans la Palestine. Main Heritage Shelves General DS206 .A78 1740 Book Item-ID: i16587881 BIB-ID: 1494561 Show less
