Description and travel, Description and travel, DS410.9 .S23 1672
Main Heritage Shelves General DS410.9 .S23 1672 Book Item-ID: i21959614 BIB-ID: 2346901 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS410.9 .S23 1672 Book Item-ID: i21959614 BIB-ID: 2346901 Show less
sumptibus Io. Baptista Hommani. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privil. S.C.M. Grat." Scales given in "milliaria Germanica, "milliaria Turcica," and ... Show moresumptibus Io. Baptista Hommani. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privil. S.C.M. Grat." Scales given in "milliaria Germanica, "milliaria Turcica," and "mill. Italica." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HHO.MAP.01022 Print Map Item-ID: i26425750 BIB-ID: 2763673 Show less
Johann Heckelwelder. Main Heritage Shelves General DS49.5 .H43 1797 Book Item-ID: i2195351x BIB-ID: 2346523 Reise nach der Türkei und einem Theil der... Show moreJohann Heckelwelder. Main Heritage Shelves General DS49.5 .H43 1797 Book Item-ID: i2195351x BIB-ID: 2346523 Reise nach der Türkei und einem Theil der Levante : nebst einer Beschreibung von Palästina / Saviour Lusignan Show less
Carl Johan Lamm. Volume 2 published before than volume 1. Main Heritage Shelves General NK5107 .L36 1929 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i22799576 BIB-ID: 2426556 Show moreCarl Johan Lamm. Volume 2 published before than volume 1. Main Heritage Shelves General NK5107 .L36 1929 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i22799576 BIB-ID: 2426556 Show less
Carl Johan Lamm. Volume 2 published before than volume 1. Main Heritage Shelves General NK5107 .L36 1929 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i22799588 BIB-ID: 2426556 Show moreCarl Johan Lamm. Volume 2 published before than volume 1. Main Heritage Shelves General NK5107 .L36 1929 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i22799588 BIB-ID: 2426556 Show less
Description and travel, DS412 .I263 1819, 425.4 Ib5d
ex arabico Ebn Batutae Itinerario edita ; interpretatione et annotationibus instructa per Henricum Apetz. Ibn Batutta's description of Malabar,... Show moreex arabico Ebn Batutae Itinerario edita ; interpretatione et annotationibus instructa per Henricum Apetz. Ibn Batutta's description of Malabar, south-western India. Original Arabic text, edited with a Latin translation and annotations by the Jena oriental scholar and entomologist Johann Heinrich Gottfried Apetz (1794-1857), a student of L. G. Kosegarten, to whom this effort is dedicated. - Ibn Battuta's famous "Rihla" (literally, "The Journey") is considered one of the most significant Mediaeval eyewitness accounts of the Middle East. Over a period of thirty years, the Muslim Moroccan explorer Abu-‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Batutah (1304-77?) visited most of the known Islamic world, including North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West, to the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China in the East - a distance surpassing his near-contemporary Marco Polo. He journeyed more than 75,000 miles, a figure unsurpassed by any individual explorer until the coming of the Steam Age some 450 years later, and is considered one of the greatest travellers of all time. After returning home from his travels in 1354, Ibn Battuta dictated an account of his journeys to Ibn Juzayy, a scholar whom he had previously met in Granada. The account is the only source for Ibn Battuta's adventures. For centuries his book was obscure, even within the Muslim world, but in the early 19th century extracts were published in German and English based on manuscripts discovered in the Middle East, containing abridged versions of Ibn Juzayy's Arabic text. - Slight browning and duststaining; ownership "S. H. Lewin" (dated 1828) on t. p. Main Heritage Compact General DS412 .I263 1819 Book Item-ID: i16843642 BIB-ID: 1509208 Show less
Medicine, Medicine--15th to 18th centuries, Plague, Plague--Early works to 1800, R126 .A46 1555
Omnes nunc primum de Graeco accuratissime conversi, multisque in locis restituti & emendati, per Joannem Guinterium Andernacum ... (RHAZES).... Show moreOmnes nunc primum de Graeco accuratissime conversi, multisque in locis restituti & emendati, per Joannem Guinterium Andernacum ... (RHAZES). ALEXANDER TRALLIANUS. Libri duodecim. RAZAE de pestilentia libellus. Omnes nunc primum de Graeco accuratissime conversi, multique in locis restituti & emendati, per Joannem Guinterium Andernacum, Venice, Hieronymus Scotus, 1555. Small 8vo, 1 l(b.) + 16(t+index) + 494 + 1 + 1 + 1 l(b.) [with annotated leaves placed between text], with woodcut device on title and at colophon; several fine woodcut initials; old, faint library stamp on title; an interleaved copy with copious early annotations in red and brown ink; contemporary vellum; inscribed by the annotator "Friderici Sebizii sum Nisseni" in red ink on title, and "Emptus Weimar A0 1571 Mense Octo ..." (Bought at Weimar October 1571) at foot.A fine, extensively annotated copy of Alexander Trallianus' chief work, with Rhazes' De pestilentia appended. De pestilentia is generally known under the title Liber de variolis et morbillis (Kitab al-Jadari wa-l-hasba). In it Rhazes distinguished for the first time between smallpox and measles, and this work is considered to be a masterpiece of Muslim medicine.Born in the sixth century A. D. in Lydia in Asia Minor, Alexander travelled extensively, finally settling in Rome to practice as a physician. His Twelve Books is a general work on pathology and therapy of disease, based on practical experience. His work was available in numerous Greek and Latin translations, and was much consulted by Arabic physicians.The translation from the Greek is by Guinter of Andernach, "one of the major Greek scholars of the day ... In particular he devoted his scholarship to translations of the classical writers on medicine" (DSB).The annotations by Friedrich Sebitz (or Sebisch) of Silesia, are of such a nature and so extensive, that it seems likely that he intended to publish a revised edition or commentary on Trallianus' and Rhazes' works. Choulant p. 137; Durling 150;IA 103.402; Waller 347 (variant); Wellcome 211. Translation of Biblia iatrika duokaideka. First Latin version, published in 1504, has title: Practica. Main Heritage Shelves General R126 .A46 1555 Book Item-ID: i10137051 BIB-ID: 1015341 Show less
è castigationibus Hermolai Barbari, quam emendatissime editi. Additus est ad maiorem studiosorum commoditatem Index Ioannis Camertis Minoritani,... Show moreè castigationibus Hermolai Barbari, quam emendatissime editi. Additus est ad maiorem studiosorum commoditatem Index Ioannis Camertis Minoritani, quo Plynius ipse totus brevi more temporis edisci potest. Herausgeber: Johannes Baptista Palmarius (genannt auf Bl. II recto). Impressum nach Kolophon auf Bl. CCLXXXVI recto: "Editum est hoc Plynianum elegantissimum opus, sumptibus ornatissimorum virorum Ioannis Kobergii, ac Lucae Alantsee, impressum Hagenoae opera industriaque Thomae Anshelmi Badensis mense Nouembri anno. M.D. XVIII. Max. Aemiliano imperatore regnante, ex castigationibus Hermolai Barbari [quam?] accuratissime emendatum. "Cautum Max. Aemil. Aug. decreto privilegio, ne quis intra sexennium excudat" (in Schwarz). Signaturen: a-z⁸, &⁸, A-K⁸, L⁶, M⁸, a-m⁸ Titel in Rot-Schwarzdruck in Holzschnitteinfassung; Zierinitialen. Index mit eigener Titelseite, separatem Register und Kolophon: "Excusum, Hagenoae, typis ac formulis Thomae Anshelmi Badensis, ductu & auspicio, providi viri Lucae Alantseae Viennensis incolae. Anno a Christi natali. M.D. XVIII. Mense Novembri. Caesare Max. Aemiliano habenas moderante". Main Heritage Shelves General QH81 .P55 1518 Book Item-ID: i2196144x BIB-ID: 2346964 Show less
Astrology, Astrology--Early works to 1800, Astrology, QB26 .F57 1551
per Nicolaum Prucknerum astrologum nuper ab innumeris mendis uindicati. His accesserunt, Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini [aootelesmaton]... Show moreper Nicolaum Prucknerum astrologum nuper ab innumeris mendis uindicati. His accesserunt, Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini [aootelesmaton], quod Quadripartitum uocant, lib. IIII. De inerrantium stellarum significationibus, lib. I. Centiloquium eiusdem. Ex Arabibus et Chaldaeis. Hermetis uetustissimi astrologi Centum aphoris. lib. I. Bethem Centiloquium. Eiusdem De horis planetarum liber alius. Almanzoris astrologi Propositiones ad saracenorum regem. Zahelis arabis De electionibus lib. I. Messahalah De ratione circuli & stellarum, & qualiter in hoc seculo operentur, lib. I. Omar De natiuitatibus lib. III. Marci Manilii poetae disertissimi Astronomicōn lib. V. Postremò Othonis Brunfelsii De diffinitionibus & terminis astrologiae libellus isagogicus / Julius Maternus Firmicus. Main Heritage Shelves General QB26 .F57 1551 Book Item-ID: i22891699 BIB-ID: 1833323 Show less
quam ... in Alma propter Salam sub praesidio M. Christiani Hoffmanni, Wratislaviensis ; publico Eruditorum Examini ad diem Iulii Anni Christiani... Show morequam ... in Alma propter Salam sub praesidio M. Christiani Hoffmanni, Wratislaviensis ; publico Eruditorum Examini ad diem Iulii Anni Christiani 1669. sistit Johannes Melchin, Riga-Livonus, H.L.Q.C. Curious Jena dissertation, based on Arabic sources, about the ritual washing of corpses (ablution, "ghusl al-mayyit") to achieve the state of purity, or "Taharah". Also treats embalming and mummification (with reference to mummies in the Chilean andres and the burial practices of the Native Americans of Virginia). Several passages in Greek, some in Hebrew and Arabic. Dedicated to the Councils and Aldermen of both Riga Guilds. After completing his studies at Jena in 1671, Johann Melchin from Riga became pastor in Sissegall, Livonia, in 1683 (cf. Recke/Napiersky). - Duplicate from the Gotha Library with 19th-c. ms. note on t. p. Some browning. Main Heritage Compact General KBP184.46 .H64 1669 Book Item-ID: i16843599 BIB-ID: 1509203 674821001:38895650X Saint Thomas, n°381 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1541
First edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the... Show moreFirst edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the father of the Arab chemistry, the author who opens the volume which includes parts of four of his works. His treatises are followed by a short one, Speculum Alchemiae, traditionally credited to Roger Bacon, on the origin and composition of metals; a work by Richardus Anglicus; and another treatise of the Arab author Khalid ibn Yazid al-Umawi. The volume ends with the Tabula Smaragdina and its comment. The Tabula Smaragdina is a concise, compact and cryptic piece reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation, highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art. It is attributed to Hermes Trimegistus but, virtually all literature ascribed to this name is incorrectly so attributed. Although technically it is not the name of a real person in origin, it became regarded as such from early times. This text was a popular summary of alchemical principles, wherein the secrets of the philosopher's stone were thought to have been described. The last text of the whole edition is a commentary by the medieval alchemist Hortulanus, who composed his commentary before 1325. It is the second part of a work in which Hortulanus believes alcohol or quintessence is the hidden primordial heat in all material things. Signatures: aa-bb⁴, cc2, a-z⁴, A-Z⁴, & Woodcuts in initials; xilographic paintings Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1541 Book Item-ID: i2150054x BIB-ID: 1946517 Some of the text are translated from Arabic. Show less
von neuwem an den Tag geben durch Hans Dietherich und Hans Israel von Bry, Gebrüder. Very rare first German edition; published simultaneously in... Show morevon neuwem an den Tag geben durch Hans Dietherich und Hans Israel von Bry, Gebrüder. Very rare first German edition; published simultaneously in Latin. "The first part of this work deals with Mohammed the Prophet, the ten illustrations depicting scenes from his life. It was reprinted, complete with the engravings, in 1664 by Wilhelm Serlin in his Chronica Turcica. The second part, containing sixteen allegorical engravings, records a prophecy of the downfall of the Turkish Empire" (Blackmer Sale). - Slightly browned and brownstained throughout; several edge defects remargined (slight loss to text at lower edge of ff. B4 and M1), but complete (the incomplete edition sold at the Atabey Sale in 2002 commanded £9,560). Main Heritage Shelves General DR439 .B79 1597 Book Item-ID: i16598805 BIB-ID: 1494602 Show less
Geometry, Geometry--Early works to 1800, QA31 .E93 1537
Illustrations: With numerous woodcut illustrations within text throughout. With a colophon on recto of final leaf (repeating imprint). Woodcut... Show moreIllustrations: With numerous woodcut illustrations within text throughout. With a colophon on recto of final leaf (repeating imprint). Woodcut printer's device on title page and verso of final leaf. Woodcut head-pieces and initials; text printed in Roman and Italic type. Main Heritage Shelves General QA31 .E93 1537 Book Item-ID: i24470909 BIB-ID: 2608607 Show less
Islam--French, Islam--Dictionaries--French, Oriental literature--History and criticism, Arabic literature--History and criticism, Turkish literature--History and criticism, Persian literature--History and criticism, Tatars, BP40.F7 H47 1777
t. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la... Show moret. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Bibliothèque orientale: A-E. -- t. 2. F-M. -- t. 3. N-Z. -- t. 4. Suite de l'avertissement des libraires. Table des pièces contenues dans ce volume. Continuation de la Bibliothèque orientale, par monsieur Claude Visdelou: Observations sur ce que les historiens arabes et persiens rapportent de la Chine et de la Tartarie, dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Histoire abregée de la Tartarie. Suite des observations. Monument de la religion chrétienne, trouvé par hazard dans la ville de Si-ngnan-fu ... traduit en latin, & accompagné d'une paraphrase & de notes ... par mr. Claude Visdelou. Description abregée de l'empire de la Chine, en forme d'une lettre [par P.D.B.] Paroles remarquables et maximes des Orientaux recueillies par mr. Antoine Galand. Table générale des matières contenues dans les quatre tomes. Additions à la Bibliothèque orientale et observations critiques sur plusieurs articles qui s'y trouvent [par H.A. Schultens et J.J. Reiske] Errata. par mr. d'Herbelot ... The "Additions" preceded by "Avis aux lecteurs" signed H.A. Schultens and dated Leyden 26 juin 1782 are paged continuously with the preceding text (v. 4, p. [681]-765) A new edition, with a supplementary volume by C. Visdelou, A. Galland, H.A. Schultens, and J.J. Reiske. The 1st edition, published by A. Galland after the author's death, appeared Paris, 1697. Main Heritage Shelves General BP40.F7 H47 1777 Book vol.4 Item-ID: i2030237x BIB-ID: 1008249 "La Bibliothèque de Haji Khalfah ... est inserée presque toute entière."--Pref., p. xxii. Show less
Islam--French, Islam--Dictionaries--French, Oriental literature--History and criticism, Arabic literature--History and criticism, Turkish literature--History and criticism, Persian literature--History and criticism, Tatars, BP40.F7 H47 1777
t. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la... Show moret. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Bibliothèque orientale: A-E. -- t. 2. F-M. -- t. 3. N-Z. -- t. 4. Suite de l'avertissement des libraires. Table des pièces contenues dans ce volume. Continuation de la Bibliothèque orientale, par monsieur Claude Visdelou: Observations sur ce que les historiens arabes et persiens rapportent de la Chine et de la Tartarie, dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Histoire abregée de la Tartarie. Suite des observations. Monument de la religion chrétienne, trouvé par hazard dans la ville de Si-ngnan-fu ... traduit en latin, & accompagné d'une paraphrase & de notes ... par mr. Claude Visdelou. Description abregée de l'empire de la Chine, en forme d'une lettre [par P.D.B.] Paroles remarquables et maximes des Orientaux recueillies par mr. Antoine Galand. Table générale des matières contenues dans les quatre tomes. Additions à la Bibliothèque orientale et observations critiques sur plusieurs articles qui s'y trouvent [par H.A. Schultens et J.J. Reiske] Errata. par mr. d'Herbelot ... The "Additions" preceded by "Avis aux lecteurs" signed H.A. Schultens and dated Leyden 26 juin 1782 are paged continuously with the preceding text (v. 4, p. [681]-765) A new edition, with a supplementary volume by C. Visdelou, A. Galland, H.A. Schultens, and J.J. Reiske. The 1st edition, published by A. Galland after the author's death, appeared Paris, 1697. Main Heritage Shelves General BP40.F7 H47 1777 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20302356 BIB-ID: 1008249 "La Bibliothèque de Haji Khalfah ... est inserée presque toute entière."--Pref., p. xxii. Show less
Islam--French, Islam--Dictionaries--French, Oriental literature--History and criticism, Arabic literature--History and criticism, Turkish literature--History and criticism, Persian literature--History and criticism, Tatars, BP40.F7 H47 1777
t. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la... Show moret. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Bibliothèque orientale: A-E. -- t. 2. F-M. -- t. 3. N-Z. -- t. 4. Suite de l'avertissement des libraires. Table des pièces contenues dans ce volume. Continuation de la Bibliothèque orientale, par monsieur Claude Visdelou: Observations sur ce que les historiens arabes et persiens rapportent de la Chine et de la Tartarie, dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Histoire abregée de la Tartarie. Suite des observations. Monument de la religion chrétienne, trouvé par hazard dans la ville de Si-ngnan-fu ... traduit en latin, & accompagné d'une paraphrase & de notes ... par mr. Claude Visdelou. Description abregée de l'empire de la Chine, en forme d'une lettre [par P.D.B.] Paroles remarquables et maximes des Orientaux recueillies par mr. Antoine Galand. Table générale des matières contenues dans les quatre tomes. Additions à la Bibliothèque orientale et observations critiques sur plusieurs articles qui s'y trouvent [par H.A. Schultens et J.J. Reiske] Errata. par mr. d'Herbelot ... The "Additions" preceded by "Avis aux lecteurs" signed H.A. Schultens and dated Leyden 26 juin 1782 are paged continuously with the preceding text (v. 4, p. [681]-765) A new edition, with a supplementary volume by C. Visdelou, A. Galland, H.A. Schultens, and J.J. Reiske. The 1st edition, published by A. Galland after the author's death, appeared Paris, 1697. Main Heritage Shelves General BP40.F7 H47 1777 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10066135 BIB-ID: 1008249 "La Bibliothèque de Haji Khalfah ... est inserée presque toute entière."--Pref., p. xxii. Show less
Islam--French, Islam--Dictionaries--French, Oriental literature--History and criticism, Arabic literature--History and criticism, Turkish literature--History and criticism, Persian literature--History and criticism, Tatars, BP40.F7 H47 1777
t. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la... Show moret. 1. Avertissement des libraires. Épître. Discours pour servir de préface / [Par] A. Galand] Auteurs orientaux, et autres ouvrages citez dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Bibliothèque orientale: A-E. -- t. 2. F-M. -- t. 3. N-Z. -- t. 4. Suite de l'avertissement des libraires. Table des pièces contenues dans ce volume. Continuation de la Bibliothèque orientale, par monsieur Claude Visdelou: Observations sur ce que les historiens arabes et persiens rapportent de la Chine et de la Tartarie, dans la Bibliothèque orientale. Histoire abregée de la Tartarie. Suite des observations. Monument de la religion chrétienne, trouvé par hazard dans la ville de Si-ngnan-fu ... traduit en latin, & accompagné d'une paraphrase & de notes ... par mr. Claude Visdelou. Description abregée de l'empire de la Chine, en forme d'une lettre [par P.D.B.] Paroles remarquables et maximes des Orientaux recueillies par mr. Antoine Galand. Table générale des matières contenues dans les quatre tomes. Additions à la Bibliothèque orientale et observations critiques sur plusieurs articles qui s'y trouvent [par H.A. Schultens et J.J. Reiske] Errata. par mr. d'Herbelot ... The "Additions" preceded by "Avis aux lecteurs" signed H.A. Schultens and dated Leyden 26 juin 1782 are paged continuously with the preceding text (v. 4, p. [681]-765) A new edition, with a supplementary volume by C. Visdelou, A. Galland, H.A. Schultens, and J.J. Reiske. The 1st edition, published by A. Galland after the author's death, appeared Paris, 1697. Main Heritage Shelves General BP40.F7 H47 1777 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i20302368 BIB-ID: 1008249 "La Bibliothèque de Haji Khalfah ... est inserée presque toute entière."--Pref., p. xxii. Show less
Oriental languages, Oriental languages--Early works to 1800, Oriental languages, PJ70 .H6 1658
Reissued in the same year, with new material at front and back. Completed by the author's "Grammatica, quattuor linguarum" and "Promtuarium." Printer... Show moreReissued in the same year, with new material at front and back. Completed by the author's "Grammatica, quattuor linguarum" and "Promtuarium." Printer's device on t.p.; initials; ornaments. Signatures: [*]⁴ **² A-3Y⁴ 3Z². Indexes: p. 532-448 [i.e. 548]. Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, DS47 .W55 1613
beschrieben und aussgestanden durch Johann Wilden, Burgern inn Nürnberg ; mit einer Vorrede Herrn Salomon Schweiggers. Very rare first and sole... Show morebeschrieben und aussgestanden durch Johann Wilden, Burgern inn Nürnberg ; mit einer Vorrede Herrn Salomon Schweiggers. Very rare first and sole edition of this remarkable travel account by the second confirmed Westerner to enter Mecca, and one of the earliest printed sources on travel in the Arabian Peninsula. Johann Wild's journey as a slave to a Muslim master took him from Cairo to modern-day Yemen: it is one of the earliest descriptions of Western and Southwestern Arabia, including Jeddah, Mecca and Medina. Wild was also the first European to describe the important pilgrim resting stop of Yanbu (cf. Charles Beckingham, "The Arabian Travels of Johann Wild"). - Wild and his Persian master made the Hajj from Cairo in 1606, enduring many hardships along the way. All told, the caravan and supplies of the pilgrims totaled 100,000 camels and was an obvious target for Bedouin bandits and marauders, who pillaged their supplies and killed many of the pilgrims enroute. His account of the journey is rich in detail, describing eg the beggars who pester the pilgrims for water in the Sinai desert and the booths selling jewelry and perfumes he finds in Mecca. After spending 20 days in Mecca, including a description of the ceremonial procession to Mount Arafat, Wild and his master left for Medina to visit the Tomb of the Prophet and then to Jeddah. From Jeddah they sailed to Mocha at the southern tip of Yemen (Wild erroneously believed he had reached Africa!), where Wild describes the resistance of the 'Moors' - probably indigenous Arabs - to the rule of the Pasha of Cairo. - Wild (b. 1585) eventually escaped from slavery and returned to Europe via Istanbul, reaching his hometown of Nurnberg around 1610. The present work includes an engraved portrait of the remarkable author - who had evidently converted to Islam at some stage of his captivity - at the age of just 28, when the book was published. It also contains a woodcut folding map detailing the scope of Wild's journey from Europe to the Arabian Peninsula. - Jews or Christians were traditionally forbidden on pain of death from entering the holy cities of Islam; very few Europeans thus recorded any personal experience of these places in the Early Modern period. The first recorded European to enter Mecca was Ludovico Varthema in 1503, who had disguised himself as a Turkish soldier. Reports by the Frenchman Vincent Leblanc of a visit to Mecca in 1568 are generally dismissed as spurious, as is the manuscript account of the German Emanuel Oertel dated to the 1560s (cf. Beckingham). The next European to visit Mecca after Wild would be the Englishman Joseph Pitts in 1680. - Wild's account is very rare, and is often found incomplete. VD17 shows just 7 complete copies in German libraries, while OCLC shows just 5 copies in American institutions. The last complete copy at German auction was in 1993. A second edition, also rare, was published in 1623. - Invisible repair to verso of map fold. Light foxing and fingersoiling, occasional dog-earing, otherwise a very good copy in a fine restored period binding. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .W55 1613 Book Item-ID: i16875643 BIB-ID: 1510986 Show less
[t. 1] pt. 1. Particula II. Codices, manuscriptos arabicos, argumenti philologici, carmina, opera rhetorica, fabulae [sic] romanenses et... Show more[t. 1] pt. 1. Particula II. Codices, manuscriptos arabicos, argumenti philologici, carmina, opera rhetorica, fabulae [sic] romanenses et narrationes complectens. Accedit: De numis orientalibus in Numophylacio gothana asservatis, commentatio 1.--Pt. 2. Particula I. Theologia. Jurisprudentia. Historia. Appendices I-II. auctore J.H. Moellero. Main Heritage Shelves General Z6621 .L36 1825 Book Item-ID: i22514612 BIB-ID: 2405314 Part 1-2 paged continuously. Each part has special t.p., part 1, dated 1825. Show less
