Crusades, Crusades--Early works to 1800, History, D183 .G85 1573
This is the first modern French edition of the famous work "Belli sacri historia" of Guillaume of Tyr. It represents an important source not only... Show moreThis is the first modern French edition of the famous work "Belli sacri historia" of Guillaume of Tyr. It represents an important source not only for the Crusades but also for the Latin Orient, including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Lebanon and Cyprus. It was translated into French few years later after the princeps edition, printed by Oporinus in 1549. faite latine par Guillaume archeuesque de Tyr ... ; & traduite en françois, par Gabriel Du Preau ... Signatures: ã⁶ ẽ⁶ ĩ⁶ õ⁴ A-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ AAa-KKk⁶ LLl⁸ MMm-QQq⁶ Initial letters in woodcut. Numerous marginal printed notes. Main Heritage Shelves General D183 .G85 1573 Book Item-ID: i19659842 BIB-ID: 1779885 Includes Table alphabetique des noms propres Show less
Includes index. by Roderic D. Matthews and Matta Akrawi. Main Heritage Shelves General LA1045 .M38 1949 Book Item-ID: i10084538 BIB-ID: 1010089 Includes... Show moreIncludes index. by Roderic D. Matthews and Matta Akrawi. Main Heritage Shelves General LA1045 .M38 1949 Book Item-ID: i10084538 BIB-ID: 1010089 Includes bibliographical footnotes. Show less
Birds--Early works to 1800, Birds--Early works to 1800--Pictorial works, QL673 .B45 1555
par Pierre Belon du Mans. Colophon contains statement: Imprime a Paris par Benoist Preuost ... 1555. Each part except the first has a separate t.p. L'... Show morepar Pierre Belon du Mans. Colophon contains statement: Imprime a Paris par Benoist Preuost ... 1555. Each part except the first has a separate t.p. L'histoire de la natvre des oyseavx. First and only early edition of one of the first books devoted solely to birds, with contemporary hand-coloured woodcuts by Pierre Gourdelle and others. It was intended as a compendium of ornithology and includes an important comparison of human and avian skeletons, which became the foundation of the science of comparative anatomy. The work is divided into 7 parts: the first on the anatomy and physiology of birds; the second on birds of prey; the third on swimming birds; the fourth on shore birds; the fifth on galliformes; the sixth on crows and similar species; and the seventh on songbirds. The second part also includes an chapter on falconry. The work was published in two issues, with variant title-pages of the publishers Gilles Corrozet and Guillaume Cavellat. Lacking blank pages 275-276 and the final blank leaf. Title-page soiled and restored, with later owner's inscription, right lower corners thumbed throughout and some occasional stains and minor foxing. Still in good condition, with crude contemporary hand-coloured illustrations Main Heritage Shelves General QL673 .B45 1555 Book Item-ID: i1706692x BIB-ID: 1525358 Includes index Show less
Maronites, Maronites--Syria--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, DS94 .G74 1736
from the German of Dr. Moritz Wagner. The dedication signed: J. G., i.e. John Green Pages 207-208 repeated in pagination. Main Heritage Shelves General ... Show morefrom the German of Dr. Moritz Wagner. The dedication signed: J. G., i.e. John Green Pages 207-208 repeated in pagination. Main Heritage Shelves General DS94 .G74 1736 Book Item-ID: i22756103 BIB-ID: 2425865 Show less
Women, Women--Orient, Missions to Muslims, HQ1170 .Z9
Moslem life -- The Moslem woman: theory and practice -- Native measures of reform -- Islam and Christianity -- The power of the gospel -- Cheer and... Show moreMoslem life -- The Moslem woman: theory and practice -- Native measures of reform -- Islam and Christianity -- The power of the gospel -- Cheer and challenge. by Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Zwemer. "Reading list": p. 264. Show less
Missions to Muslims, Women, Women--Orient, Muslim women, HQ1170 .Z9 1926
by Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Zwemer. On cover: by A.E. and S.M. Zwemer. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1170 .Z9 1926 Book Item-ID: i10147913 BIB-ID: 1016427 Show moreby Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Zwemer. On cover: by A.E. and S.M. Zwemer. Main Heritage Shelves General HQ1170 .Z9 1926 Book Item-ID: i10147913 BIB-ID: 1016427 Show less
pt. 1. Summary of conclusions: Problems and economic potentialities -- pt. 2. Perspectives in time and space: Middle Eastern setting -- Land of... Show morept. 1. Summary of conclusions: Problems and economic potentialities -- pt. 2. Perspectives in time and space: Middle Eastern setting -- Land of Israel -- Syria of the Arabs -- Turkish rule in Palestine -- The experience of the mandate -- Palestine and the Arab world -- Palestine and the world Jewry -- Economic analysis and the future -- pt. 3. Palestine today: The land -- The peoples -- National income -- Water, fuel, and power -- Agriculture today -- Manufactures today -- Housing and construction today -- Transport, trade and services -- Labor organization and enterprise -- Money and finance -- International economic relations -- Public and quasi-public finance -- pt. 4. Palestine in the next decade: The immigration potential -- Water and power potentialities -- Agriculture in the next decade -- Manufactures in the next decade -- Housing and construction in the postwar decade -- Commercial policy, services and trade in the postwar decade -- Financial and fiscal problems. by Robert R. Nathan, Oscar Gass [and] Daniel Creamer. Maps on lining papers. "Prepared under the auspices of the American Palestine institute." Main Heritage Shelves General HC497.P2 N38 1946 Book Item-ID: i10159502 BIB-ID: 1017586 Bibliographical references included in "Notes and acknowledgments." (p. 637-661). Show less
