Aurangzeb , 1618-1707, History, History, Description and travel, Court and courtiers, Social life and customs, DS461.7 .B47 1671
The history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of... Show moreThe history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol -- A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia. by Monsr F. Bernier, physitian of the faculty of Montpelier ; English'd out of French. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; woodcut initial letters. Title page followed by seven pages of "An extrait of a letter written to Mr. H.O. from Monsr de Monceaux the younger, giving a character of the book here Englished and its author", which is followed by six pages of contents and an errata page. With a final advertisement leaf. Pagination: [16], 258, [2], 176, 102, [2] p. Page 208 is wrongly printed as 082. Translation by Henry Oldenburg of author's Histoire de la dernière révolution des états du Grand Mogol, 1670. Volume two, entitled "Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol" has separate pagination and title page with following imprint: London : printed by S.G. for Moses Pitt at the white Hart in Little Britain, 1671. The third part entitled "A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia" has also separate pagination. Copy in FCO Historical collection is a variant copy without a Wing reference number. Imprint reads: London : printed and are to be sold by John Williams, book-seller in Plymouth, 1671. The map is signed: "Cross sculp:" Main Heritage Shelves General DS461.7 .B47 1671 Book Item-ID: i10203618 BIB-ID: 1021997 Text also available online from EEBO at: http://eebo.chadwyck.com/home. English translation of French original. Copy in Marsden Collection has armorial bookplate of William Marsden on front paste-down. UkLU-K Copy in FCO Historical Collection is from the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. It has a ms. inscription on second free endpaper: "E Libris Thomae Hewett, Anno Domini 1719" and a ms. inscription in Indic script on the same page. There is another ms. inscription on title page in another hand: "L. Moody, Mrs Hill". UkLU-K Show less
Reprint 1992. Main Heritage Shelves General BP50 .H67 1933 Book Item-ID: i10197424 BIB-ID: 1021378 Show moreReprint 1992. Main Heritage Shelves General BP50 .H67 1933 Book Item-ID: i10197424 BIB-ID: 1021378 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
Riz̤ā-ʼi ʻAbbāsī , approximately 1570-1635?, llumination of books and manuscripts, Safavid
Mo'en Mosavver was one of the most significant Persian miniaturist in 17th century Safavid Iran. He was a pupil of Reza Abbasi, considered to be... Show moreMo'en Mosavver was one of the most significant Persian miniaturist in 17th century Safavid Iran. He was a pupil of Reza Abbasi, considered to be the last great master of the Persian miniature and leading representative of the Isfahan School, active during the reign of Shah Abbas (r. 1588–1629). Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2018.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2532830x BIB-ID: 2696893 Show less
Abdulkurreem, Khojeh, History, Description and travel, History, DS47.5 .G53 1788
translated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .G53 1788 Book Item-ID: i10211445 BIB-ID: 1022780 With: An... Show moretranslated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .G53 1788 Book Item-ID: i10211445 BIB-ID: 1022780 With: An epitome of Mohammedan Law / translated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Calcutta : Printed by William Mackay, M. DCC. LXXXVI [1786]. Show less
Arabs, Arabic literature--History and criticism, DS223 .V36 1894
by Edward A. van Dyck. Main Heritage Shelves General DS223 .V36 1894 Book Item-ID: i10103296 BIB-ID: 1011965 Show moreby Edward A. van Dyck. Main Heritage Shelves General DS223 .V36 1894 Book Item-ID: i10103296 BIB-ID: 1011965 Show less
by E. Demidoff, prince San Donato. Map in pocket. List of "errata" inserted between p. 316-317. Show moreby E. Demidoff, prince San Donato. Map in pocket. List of "errata" inserted between p. 316-317. Show less
Abdulkurreem, Khojeh, History, Description and travel, History
translated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. With: An epitome of Mohammedan Law / translated from the original Persian by Francis... Show moretranslated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. With: An epitome of Mohammedan Law / translated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Calcutta : Printed by William Mackay, M. DCC. LXXXVI [1786]. Show less
