First Latin edition of Pietro Bizzarri's "Historia della guerra fatta in Ungheria dall' intuitissimo imperatore dei Christiani contro quello deui... Show moreFirst Latin edition of Pietro Bizzarri's "Historia della guerra fatta in Ungheria dall' intuitissimo imperatore dei Christiani contro quello deui Turchi" (Lyons, Roville, 1568/69). Contains interesting accounts of the Turkish wars in Hungary during 1564-68, of the siege of Malta, and about the French conquests in Florida and Canada. Also contains passages on Transylvania: "Caeterum paucae urbes, oppida vero complura, non obscuri nominis, in quibus Cibinium, Brassovia, Colosium, Bistricia, & plura alia a Germanis, quos nos Saxones appellamus, condita, & habita, nec rara passim, aedificia cernuntur. Eius solum variis in locis auriferos surculos, & glebulas aureas passim gignit [...] Hanc duae cingunt Walachiae, Transalpina, & Moldavia, illa Danubio, haec mari Euxino admota" (p. 8). "Other passages show that Bizzarri also considered the problem of the meaning of history [...] The second part is a checkered conglomerate of various notes, not without historical value. Bizzarri was especially interested in more or less credible reports of celestial phenomena" (cf. Göllner). - The Italian historian Pietro Bizzarri (1530-83) from Sassoferrato lived in France and England for a time, served the Elector August of Saxony for ten years, and spent most of his life in Antwerp (cf. Jöcher). - Occasional brownstaining (especially to title). Modern binding using old stamp material (fleuronnée stamps forming a border and a central ornament). Contains what is clearly an independent text of Ribaut's Florida narrative: begins p. 240. Main Heritage Shelves General DB924 .B59 1573 Book Item-ID: i16598751 BIB-ID: 1494595 Show less
por Emilio Lafuente y Alcántara. Texts in Spanish and Arabic. On the cover: 1860 Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7599.S7 L34 1859 Book Item-ID: i10108233 ... Show morepor Emilio Lafuente y Alcántara. Texts in Spanish and Arabic. On the cover: 1860 Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7599.S7 L34 1859 Book Item-ID: i10108233 BIB-ID: 1012459 Show less
Coffee--History, Coffee, Coffee--Early works to 1800, Coffee industry, Coffee industry--Arabian Peninsula--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, Maps, DS206 .L37 1721
Translation of: Voyage de l'Arabie heureuse, par l'Ocean oriental, & le détroit de la mer Rouge. Bookseller's advertisement: [7] p. at end. The three... Show moreTranslation of: Voyage de l'Arabie heureuse, par l'Ocean oriental, & le détroit de la mer Rouge. Bookseller's advertisement: [7] p. at end. The three plates depict coffee plants. Includes index. Signatures: A-M12 N⁸ Main Heritage Shelves General DS206 .L37 1721 Book Item-ID: i10238700 BIB-ID: 1025506 Show less
Language and languages, Civilization--Study and teaching, Languages, AC14 .H93 1767
Omnia diligenter recognita a Gregorio Sharpe ... Title varies slightly. Main Heritage Shelves General AC14 .H93 1767 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241434 BIB-ID:... Show moreOmnia diligenter recognita a Gregorio Sharpe ... Title varies slightly. Main Heritage Shelves General AC14 .H93 1767 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241434 BIB-ID: 1019948 Show less
Rare work on falconry and the breeding and training of falcons, hawks, and sparrowhawks, with notes on their feeding and care. - Few old notes to... Show moreRare work on falconry and the breeding and training of falcons, hawks, and sparrowhawks, with notes on their feeding and care. - Few old notes to margins; slightly browned. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .G56 1558 Book Item-ID: i17066967 BIB-ID: 1525362 Show less
Stefano Marescotti. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .M37 1895 Book Item-ID: i22255746 BIB-ID: 2384003 Show moreStefano Marescotti. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .M37 1895 Book Item-ID: i22255746 BIB-ID: 2384003 Show less
por Francisco Cañes ... Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .C36 1775 Book Item-ID: i10097831 BIB-ID: 1011419 Show morepor Francisco Cañes ... Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .C36 1775 Book Item-ID: i10097831 BIB-ID: 1011419 Show less
volgarizzamento del Anicio Bonucci. "Statistica storica dei reggimenti spediti in Affrica dal 1830 in poi": v. 2, p.[357]-539. Main Heritage Shelves... Show morevolgarizzamento del Anicio Bonucci. "Statistica storica dei reggimenti spediti in Affrica dal 1830 in poi": v. 2, p.[357]-539. Main Heritage Shelves General DT284 .G35 1851 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i10180400 BIB-ID: 1019676 "Biografia d'Abd-el-Kader": v. 2, p. [541]-564. Show less
volgarizzamento del Anicio Bonucci. "Statistica storica dei reggimenti spediti in Affrica dal 1830 in poi": v. 2, p.[357]-539. Main Heritage Shelves... Show morevolgarizzamento del Anicio Bonucci. "Statistica storica dei reggimenti spediti in Affrica dal 1830 in poi": v. 2, p.[357]-539. Main Heritage Shelves General DT284 .G35 1851 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i2023739x BIB-ID: 1019676 "Biografia d'Abd-el-Kader": v. 2, p. [541]-564. Show less
Geography, Bible, Cities and towns, Ancient, History, Description and travel, History, History, DS104 .H37 1739
auctore Johanne Matthia Hasio ... ; impensas faciente Homanniano Coherede ... Signatures: [pi]1 )(² A-V⁴ X², [chi]1 ²A-H⁴ I² [$3 signed ( -)(1,X1... Show moreauctore Johanne Matthia Hasio ... ; impensas faciente Homanniano Coherede ... Signatures: [pi]1 )(² A-V⁴ X², [chi]1 ²A-H⁴ I² [$3 signed ( -)(1,X1,²I1 )] . Part [2] has separate t.p. with title: De magnitudine comparata et determinata urbium, quae propter ipsam magnitudinem celebres habentur potissimum in antiquitate itemque nostris temporibus inquisitio, juncta consideratione quorundam operum veterum ex magnificentissimis. Plates: 6 folded col. maps; 1 unnumbered table (synopsis of scales); 7 plates, numbered I-VII; 5 plates numbered "sectionis III, tab. I-sectionis III, tab. V", 1 plate captioned "tab. ultima". Head and tail pieces; t.p. in black and red; initials. Main Heritage Shelves General DS104 .H37 1739 Book Item-ID: i10169039 BIB-ID: 1018539 Show less
Thousand and One Arabian Nights., PJ7725.A1 M55 1952
Selections from the 1001 Nights, including the story of Aladdin and his lamp, 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,' 'The Magic Horse,' 'The Fisherman... Show moreSelections from the 1001 Nights, including the story of Aladdin and his lamp, 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,' 'The Magic Horse,' 'The Fisherman and the Genie,' and 'The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor.'. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7725.A1 M55 1952 Book Item-ID: i10122710 BIB-ID: 1013907 Show less
The Arabic text is printed in the Hebrew character. Main Heritage Display General BP110 .W67 1646 Book Item-ID: i23183494 BIB-ID: 2489318 Show moreThe Arabic text is printed in the Hebrew character. Main Heritage Display General BP110 .W67 1646 Book Item-ID: i23183494 BIB-ID: 2489318 Show less
Ernesti Friderici Caroli Rosenmülleri. Includes bibliographical references. Show moreErnesti Friderici Caroli Rosenmülleri. Includes bibliographical references. Show less
Crimean Tatars--Early works to 1800, Description and travel--Early works to 1800, History, History
traduzido y recopilado de diuersos y graues historiadores, por Amaro Centeno natural de la puebla de senabria en la montaña de Leon. Show moretraduzido y recopilado de diuersos y graues historiadores, por Amaro Centeno natural de la puebla de senabria en la montaña de Leon. Show less
studio et opera Johannis Gravii nunc primum publicata. Item: Rinæ tabulæ geographicæ, una Nassir Eddini Persæ, altera Ulug Beigi Tatari: opera et... Show morestudio et opera Johannis Gravii nunc primum publicata. Item: Rinæ tabulæ geographicæ, una Nassir Eddini Persæ, altera Ulug Beigi Tatari: opera et studio Johannis Gravii nunc primum publicatæ. Londini 1652. Original Persian title not traced Text reads from back to front. Persian and Latin on facing pages The first leaf and the last leaf are blank Main Heritage Shelves General QB41 .K48 1652 Book Item-ID: i10061538 BIB-ID: 1007789 Show less
Language and languages, Civilization--Study and teaching, Languages, AC14 .H93 1767
Omnia diligenter recognita a Gregorio Sharpe ... Title varies slightly. Main Heritage Shelves General AC14 .H93 1767 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10183139 BIB-ID:... Show moreOmnia diligenter recognita a Gregorio Sharpe ... Title varies slightly. Main Heritage Shelves General AC14 .H93 1767 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10183139 BIB-ID: 1019948 Show less
Early works to 1800, Early works to 1800, Early works to 1800, Scale [ca. 1:4,800,000]None
Homann Erben (Firm)et al
ex novissimis subsidiis ac relationibus ad normam legitimae proiectionis in usum belli praesentis delineata impensis homannianorum heredum. In Latin... Show moreex novissimis subsidiis ac relationibus ad normam legitimae proiectionis in usum belli praesentis delineata impensis homannianorum heredum. In Latin with a title in French. Relief shown pictorially. Covers Eastern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and portions of Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Greece and Russia. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00326 Print Map Item-ID: i23816259 BIB-ID: 2534701 Show less