Persian poetry, Persian poetry--747-1500, PK6540 .S23 1858
de Sa’di ; texte persan avec un commentaire persan publié sous les auspices de la Société orientale d'Allemagne par Ch. H. Graf. Main Heritage... Show morede Sa’di ; texte persan avec un commentaire persan publié sous les auspices de la Société orientale d'Allemagne par Ch. H. Graf. Main Heritage Shelves General PK6540 .S23 1858 Book Item-ID: i24470508 BIB-ID: 2539043 Show less
History, History, Description and travel, Description and travel, History, DS272 .T45 1610
First edition of a "history of the kings of Persia compiled from the Persian histories of Mir Khwand and Turan Shah" (Howgego), in the original... Show moreFirst edition of a "history of the kings of Persia compiled from the Persian histories of Mir Khwand and Turan Shah" (Howgego), in the original Spanish, by the Portuguese merchant and adventurer Pedro Teixeira (1563-1645?). It is one of the earliest European sources to mention Qatar, relating to the pearl fishery in the region: "The pearl fishery at Bahren begins some years in June, but generally in July, an lasts all that month and August … They generally go a fishing to Katar, a port on the coast of Arabia, 10 leagues to the southward of the Island Bahren. As soon an oyster is brought up, they open it, and take out the pearl. The pearls of this sea surpass all others in goodness and weight…" (English translation). The work is divided into three parts. The first, which is the largest, deals with the kings of Persia. It is a summarized translation of the voluminous Rawzat al-Safa by the Persian historian Mir Khwand (ca. 1434-1498), and is probably the first translation of the text into an European language. The second part is a translation of the Ayyibud emir Turan Shah's (d. 1180) chronicle of the kings of Hormuz, a text which is today only extant in translations. Though Teixeira's adventures started in 1586, he reached Hormuz in 1593, where he resided for several years to study its history. Both parts contain a chronological account of the kings, but also provide a more general history of the area. The last and third part contains an account of Teixeira's later travels from India to Italy in 1600-01 and 1604-05, visiting China, Mexico and the Middle East. In his preface Teixeira states that he originally wrote the work in Portuguese, but that it was translated into Spanish to appeal to a wider audience. The work appeared in a French translation in 1681, and extracts appeared in an English translation appeared in 1711, followed by a translation of the full text in 1715. Compiled from the Persian histories of Mir Khwand and of Turan Shah. Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .T45 1610 Book Item-ID: i25174988 BIB-ID: 2704536 Show less
صالح بن يحيى. Main Heritage Shelves General DS89.B4 I26 1927 Book Item-ID: i10959518 BIB-ID: 1219273 Show moreصالح بن يحيى. Main Heritage Shelves General DS89.B4 I26 1927 Book Item-ID: i10959518 BIB-ID: 1219273 Show less
Materia medica, Materia medica--Early works to 1800, Materia medica, Vegetable, Materia medica, Vegetable--Early works to 1800, المواد الطبية, المواد الطبية--الأعمال المبكرة حتى 1800, RS79 .G4713 1937
by Gregorius Abu'l-Farag (Barhebraeus) ; Edited from the only two known manuscripts, with an English translation, commentary, and indices, by M.... Show moreby Gregorius Abu'l-Farag (Barhebraeus) ; Edited from the only two known manuscripts, with an English translation, commentary, and indices, by M. Meyerhof [and] G.P. Sobhy. Fasc. 1-4- Main Heritage Shelves General RS79 .G4713 1937 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i1597635x BIB-ID: 2518610 List of authors of botanical and pharmacological treatises": p. [6]-30 (1st group) "List of abbreviations and bibliography": p. 43-51 (1st group). Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1682
De perfectione magisterii in sua natura -- De principiis magisterii, & de perfectione ejusdem -- De consideratione rerum ex quibus est perfectio... Show moreDe perfectione magisterii in sua natura -- De principiis magisterii, & de perfectione ejusdem -- De consideratione rerum ex quibus est perfectio magisterii -- De medicinis sermone universali, et de quinque differentiis perfectionis earum -- Libri investigationis magisterii Gebri, philosophi perspicassimi, ac Indiae Regis -- Testamenti Gebri philosophi perspicacissimi, ac Indiae Regis -- Libri trium verborum Kallid Rachaidibi philosophi acutissimi. Extremely rare, complete copy with the engraved title page, the errata leaf, and all nine plates. Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (known as "Geber" in the Latin tradition) is the name of an author whose historical existence is under debate, but who, according to Arabic culture, is said to have lived in the second half of the eight century, been the head of a hermetic school, and left an extensive body of works on natural philosophy and alchemy. The rediscovery of Geber for the history of chemistry and alchemy, was introduced by Hermann Kopp in the 19th century. The first German edition, published in Vienna in 1751, was entitled "Geberi des Königes der Araber [...] vollständige Chymische Schriften, worinnen in den vier Büchern das Quecksilber, Schwefel, Arsen inn Gold, Silber, Bley, Zinn, Kupfer, Eisen & Oefen [..], Destillationen [...], Essenzen, Salze, Alaune [...], Cinnober, Glaß, Boras, Essig &c. abgehandelt werden; wie auch das Testament, Güldene Buch der dreyen Wörter Kallid Rachaidibi, und andere Chymische Tractätgen, Summa, die ganze Kunst die unvollkommenen Metalle [...] in Vollkommene, als Silber und Gold zu verwandeln; das ist: wie man Silber und Gold machen soll, enthalten [...]". - Publisher's printed dedication to Caspar Richter ("Polonixe Secretario"). Binding somewhat rubbed and stained; very slight trimming to top edge of engraved t. p. Title stamped and with contemp. ms. ownership. Very occasional comtemp. underlinings and marginalia. One edge tear to a single leaf. Slight worming throughout (more pronounced near end). Slight waterstaining to a few leaves; occasional insignificant browning or brownstaining. This edition not in German auction records since 1950. Added engraved t.p. signed "N. Lang scr. 1682." Head- and tailpieces; initials. Errata: p. [19]. Signatures: a⁸ [$5 signed] b⁴ [$2 signed] A-R⁸ [$5 signed]. Errors in pagination: 113 as 110 (corrected in mss.); no p. 114-119 (pagination and register continuous). Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1682 Book Item-ID: i16817515 BIB-ID: 1507131 Bound with: Joannis Braceschi Brixiani De alchemia dialogi duo nunquam ante hac conjunctim sic editi, correcti, & emaculati -- Sendivogi Novum lumen chymicum novo lumine auctum. Bound together subsequent to publication. Show less
Traduction accompagnée du texte par P. de Koning. Text and French translation on opposite pages. Main Heritage Shelves General RC916 .R39 1896 Book Item... Show moreTraduction accompagnée du texte par P. de Koning. Text and French translation on opposite pages. Main Heritage Shelves General RC916 .R39 1896 Book Item-ID: i2275121x BIB-ID: 2536057 Show less
Astronomy, Astronomy--Early works to 1800, QB41 .F37 1669
Cum notis ad res exoticas sive Orientales, quæ in iis occurrunt ; Opera Jacobi Golii = Kitāb Muḥammad b. Katīr al-Farġānī fī al-Ḥarakāt al... Show moreCum notis ad res exoticas sive Orientales, quæ in iis occurrunt ; Opera Jacobi Golii = Kitāb Muḥammad b. Katīr al-Farġānī fī al-Ḥarakāt al-samāwiyya wa-ǧawāmiʻ ʻilm al-nuǧūm / bi-tafsīr al-šayk al-fāḍil Yaʻqūb Ġūliyūs. ALFRAGANUS. Elementa astronomica, Arabice & Latine. Cum notis ad res exoticas sive orientales, que in iis occurrunt. Opera Jacobi Golii. Amsterdam, Johannes Janson and the widow of Elizei Weyerstaet, 1669 8vo. 1lea. (bind) + 1tit. + 1 + 3 pref. + 7 index + 2 + 109 (arabic text) + 1tit. (arabic) + 109 + 3 + 306 + 20 (index) + 2 + 1lea. (bind.), title printed in red and black in Arabic and Latin, text of Alfraganus spearately in Arabic and Latin, followed by the Latin commentary of Golius interspersed with Arabic; inscription in Greek on title; a fine copy in contemporary vellum Golius was student of of Thomas Erpenius at Leiden. He worked as a language professor (in France) and Leiden University. Latter he travelled to Levant and Arabia to collect Arabic manuscripts which enabled him to prepare several important works like the first Arabic - Latin Dictionary and a catalogue of the oriental manuscripts in Leiden University. Houzeau & Lancaster 1113 ("des notes copieuses et importantes ... cette edition est la plus importante et le meilleur"); Lalande p. 272; Sarton I, p. 567; Schnurrer 402; not in Carmody. Boek ook bekend o.d.t.: Ǧawāmiʻ fī ʻilm al-nuǧūm. Main Heritage Shelves General QB41 .F37 1669 Book Item-ID: i10087084 BIB-ID: 1010344 Show less
Extract from Notices et extraits des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque impériale et autres bibliothèque Text in French and Arabic Main Heritage Shelves... Show moreExtract from Notices et extraits des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque impériale et autres bibliothèque Text in French and Arabic Main Heritage Shelves General QA77 .T76 1874 Book Item-ID: i24490052 BIB-ID: 2619065 Show less
Surgery, Surgery--Early works to 1800, RD30 .Z34 1778
Albucasis ; cura Johannis Channing. Main Heritage Shelves General RD30 .Z34 1778 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i20305229 BIB-ID: 1006424 Parallel Arabic and Latin... Show moreAlbucasis ; cura Johannis Channing. Main Heritage Shelves General RD30 .Z34 1778 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i20305229 BIB-ID: 1006424 Parallel Arabic and Latin texts. Show less
Materia medica, Materia medica--Early works to 1800, Materia medica, Vegetable, Materia medica, Vegetable--Early works to 1800, المواد الطبية, المواد الطبية--الأعمال المبكرة حتى 1800, RS79 .G4713 1937
by Gregorius Abu'l-Farag (Barhebraeus) ; Edited from the only two known manuscripts, with an English translation, commentary, and indices, by M.... Show moreby Gregorius Abu'l-Farag (Barhebraeus) ; Edited from the only two known manuscripts, with an English translation, commentary, and indices, by M. Meyerhof [and] G.P. Sobhy. Fasc. 1-4- Main Heritage Shelves General RS79 .G4713 1937 Book Vol. 1, pt. 3 Item-ID: i23613257 BIB-ID: 2518610 List of authors of botanical and pharmacological treatises": p. [6]-30 (1st group) "List of abbreviations and bibliography": p. 43-51 (1st group). Show less
