(each with special t.p.) : Of the Mahometan religion, two books ... done into English from the Latin of Adrian Reeland -- A treatise concerning the... Show more(each with special t.p.) : Of the Mahometan religion, two books ... done into English from the Latin of Adrian Reeland -- A treatise concerning the Turkish liturgy / by Albertus Bobovius ... with notes by Thomas Hyde -- Historical and critical reflections upon Mahometanism and Socinianism. With special title-pages for parts I-II, III, and IV. The first two parts were originally published (Utrecht, 1705) under title: De religione mohammedica libri duo. The material, including translations of many passages, was drawn from original sources, chiefly from Abū Shujāʻ. cf. Quérard. La France litt., 1835, t. 7, p. 512. The third part, originally published in Latin (Oxoniae, 1690) under title: Tractus Alberti Bovovii ... de Turcorum liturgia, includes notes by Thomas Hyde. The fourth part, by Mathurin Veyssière de Lacroze, was first published in his Dissertations historiques sur divers sujets (Rotterdam, 1707) cf. Quérard. La France litt., 1800, t. 4, p. 381. The present translation includes "a letter from Mr. Leibnitz to the author" (p. 245-254). Main Heritage Shelves General BP160 .R32E 1712 Book Item-ID: i10093679 BIB-ID: 1011003 Show less
par Fulgence Fresnel. The first letter only. Others were afterwards published in the "Journal asiatique." Consists of translations from Arabian... Show morepar Fulgence Fresnel. The first letter only. Others were afterwards published in the "Journal asiatique." Consists of translations from Arabian authors, with notes and comments. First edition of this remarkable collection. "Consists of translations from Arabian authors, with notes and comments" (OCLC). - The French orientalist Fulgence Fresnel (1795-1855), a student of Sylvestre de Sacy, undertook studies of Arabic at Maronite College in Rome in 1826. Later he was appointed consular agent in Jeddah. In Arabia, he became a proficient speaker of local dialects, and came in contact with descendants of the Himyarites. Fresnel is credited as the first European to translate ancient Himyarite inscriptions. In 1851 he was put in charge of a scientific expedition to Mesopatamia. When the expedition members were recalled in 1854, Fresnel chose to remain, and died in Baghdad on November 30, 1855. - Foxed throughout, inkstain in the margin; some ms. pencil notes. Wants both half-titles. Main Heritage Shelves General DS231 .F74 1836 Book Item-ID: i16817473 BIB-ID: 1507127 Show less
