French Occupation of Egypt (1798-1801), History, DT103 .J33 1838
Expedition francaise en Egypte / par Mou'Allem-Nicolas-el-Turki. Abdurrahman Gabarti [al Jabarti] ; traduits de l'arabe par Alexandre Cardin. Two... Show moreExpedition francaise en Egypte / par Mou'Allem-Nicolas-el-Turki. Abdurrahman Gabarti [al Jabarti] ; traduits de l'arabe par Alexandre Cardin. Two parts in one volume. Originally published in Revue retrospective, 2. ser., t. 12 and 3. ser., t. 1-2 Alexandrie, 1835. Main Heritage Shelves General DT103 .J33 1838 Book Item-ID: i22890622 BIB-ID: 1835949 Includes bibliographical references. Show less
di Cesare Campana. Printer's device on the title page. Woodcut initials, head pieces. Italic type. First edition of Campana's "Historical Compendium of... Show moredi Cesare Campana. Printer's device on the title page. Woodcut initials, head pieces. Italic type. First edition of Campana's "Historical Compendium of the Latest Wars between Christians and Turks and Persians". After a biographical overview of the ruling house of Ottoman Turkey (the folding plates offers a genealogical table of the ruling Ottoman dynasty from Soliman to Mehmed III). Camapna details the armed conflicts carried out in the course of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1577-90) between Safavid Persia under Mohammed Khodabanda (and later Abbas I) and the Ottoman Empire under Murad III. The Ottomans had started the war with the objective of conquering Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, and they effectively came to rule over those areas as far as the Caspian Sea. A peace of Istanbul was concluded in 1590, in which Persia confirmed these Ottoman conquests and promised to end Shiite propaganda in Ottoman territories and persecution of Sunnis in her own lands. The advent of the Ottoman-Safavid war temporarily deflected Ottoman interest from European affairs, where the Ottoman Empire had been active with the Franco-Ottoman alliance and the support of the Dutch Revolt, in an interesting episode of mutually-supportive relations between Islam and Protestantism. - The volume's second part is dedicated to the Turkish Wars in Hungary and Transylvania during the 1590s; the end is brought up by a chronicle of events in Turkish history from 1257 to 1596. - Inkstains to title page; faint waterstain throughout; occasional worming restored (no loss to text). Main Heritage Shelves General DB924 .C36 1597 Book Item-ID: i16817308 BIB-ID: 1507109 Show less
Michel M. Alouf. Main Heritage Shelves General DS89.B3 A46 1921 Book Item-ID: i10101378 BIB-ID: 1011773 Show moreMichel M. Alouf. Main Heritage Shelves General DS89.B3 A46 1921 Book Item-ID: i10101378 BIB-ID: 1011773 Show less
Jean-Foy Vaillant. Main Heritage Shelves General DT294 .G73 1883 Book Item-ID: i10236570 BIB-ID: 1025293 Show moreJean-Foy Vaillant. Main Heritage Shelves General DT294 .G73 1883 Book Item-ID: i10236570 BIB-ID: 1025293 Show less
par E. Pellissier de Reynaud. Main Heritage Shelves General DT294 .P45 1854 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i15534200 BIB-ID: 1007198 Show morepar E. Pellissier de Reynaud. Main Heritage Shelves General DT294 .P45 1854 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i15534200 BIB-ID: 1007198 Show less
Extrait d'Hesperis, t.V, 1925. At head of title: E. Levi-Provencal. Main Heritage Shelves General DT319 .I266 1925 Book Item-ID: i10129777 BIB-ID: 1014613 ... Show moreExtrait d'Hesperis, t.V, 1925. At head of title: E. Levi-Provencal. Main Heritage Shelves General DT319 .I266 1925 Book Item-ID: i10129777 BIB-ID: 1014613 Arabic text, with French translation and introduction. Show less
par E. Pellissier de Reynaud. Main Heritage Shelves General DT294 .P45 1854 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20225878 BIB-ID: 1007198 Show morepar E. Pellissier de Reynaud. Main Heritage Shelves General DT294 .P45 1854 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20225878 BIB-ID: 1007198 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
