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
Astronomy, Astronomy--Early works to 1800, Cosmology, Medieval, Cosmology, Medieval--Early works to 1800, Science, Science--Early works to 1800, Astronomy, Cosmology, Medieval, Science, QB41 .G35 1632
Includes index. Frontispiece engraved by Stefan Della Bella. Printer's device, head- and tail-pieces; initials; woodcut diagrams. Mounted label on p.... Show moreIncludes index. Frontispiece engraved by Stefan Della Bella. Printer's device, head- and tail-pieces; initials; woodcut diagrams. Mounted label on p. 92 containing lines omitted in printing. cf. Riccardi. Bib. mat. ital. vol. 1, col. 512. Errata lists: p. 1-2, last count; signature register: p. 32, last count. Leaves 2B3 and 2B4 missigned as 2B2 and 2B3, respectively. Suppressed by the Inquisition in 1633. Main Heritage Shelves General QB41 .G35 1632 Book Item-ID: i23174109 BIB-ID: 2452139 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS47 .F44 1587
Note at end: Io Don Bartholomeo Dionigi da Fano, da un memoriale del soprascritto M. Cesare, ho cauato il presente viaggio, e fidelmente in questa... Show moreNote at end: Io Don Bartholomeo Dionigi da Fano, da un memoriale del soprascritto M. Cesare, ho cauato il presente viaggio, e fidelmente in questa forma disteso; che letto piu volte dall' istesso authore, come vero e fedele, ha voluto a commune delettalione & utile, al mondo publicarlo. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .F44 1587 Book Item-ID: i23166824 BIB-ID: 2451680 Show less
Prester John, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, G159 .R36 1554, 910.8
Title for vols.. 2 and 3: Secondo [-terzo] volume delle nauigationi et viaggi raccolto gia da m. Gio. Battista Ramusio. In addition vol. 2 has "et... Show moreTitle for vols.. 2 and 3: Secondo [-terzo] volume delle nauigationi et viaggi raccolto gia da m. Gio. Battista Ramusio. In addition vol. 2 has "et hora in questa nuoua editione accresciuto." Title page vignettes; initials and printed marginalia. Vol. 2 dated MDLXXXIII; vol. 3 dated M D LXV. Leaves 22, 24, 104, 154 of vol. 1 misfoliated 15, 25, 105, 134. The 6 plates (double maps) are in vol. 1; the folding maps and plan in vol. 3 are each counted as 2 leaves in the foliation except for the last. Main Heritage Shelves General G159 .R36 1554 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i20302472 BIB-ID: 1009464 Show less
Prester John, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, G159 .R36 1554, 910.8
Title for vols.. 2 and 3: Secondo [-terzo] volume delle nauigationi et viaggi raccolto gia da m. Gio. Battista Ramusio. In addition vol. 2 has "et... Show moreTitle for vols.. 2 and 3: Secondo [-terzo] volume delle nauigationi et viaggi raccolto gia da m. Gio. Battista Ramusio. In addition vol. 2 has "et hora in questa nuoua editione accresciuto." Title page vignettes; initials and printed marginalia. Vol. 2 dated MDLXXXIII; vol. 3 dated M D LXV. Leaves 22, 24, 104, 154 of vol. 1 misfoliated 15, 25, 105, 134. The 6 plates (double maps) are in vol. 1; the folding maps and plan in vol. 3 are each counted as 2 leaves in the foliation except for the last. Main Heritage Shelves General G159 .R36 1554 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10078289 BIB-ID: 1009464 Show less
Prester John, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, G159 .R36 1554, 910.8
Title for vols.. 2 and 3: Secondo [-terzo] volume delle nauigationi et viaggi raccolto gia da m. Gio. Battista Ramusio. In addition vol. 2 has "et... Show moreTitle for vols.. 2 and 3: Secondo [-terzo] volume delle nauigationi et viaggi raccolto gia da m. Gio. Battista Ramusio. In addition vol. 2 has "et hora in questa nuoua editione accresciuto." Title page vignettes; initials and printed marginalia. Vol. 2 dated MDLXXXIII; vol. 3 dated M D LXV. Leaves 22, 24, 104, 154 of vol. 1 misfoliated 15, 25, 105, 134. The 6 plates (double maps) are in vol. 1; the folding maps and plan in vol. 3 are each counted as 2 leaves in the foliation except for the last. Main Heritage Shelves General G159 .R36 1554 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20302459 BIB-ID: 1009464 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General G500 .B67 1528 Book Item-ID: i2316654x BIB-ID: 2451672 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General G500 .B67 1528 Book Item-ID: i2316654x BIB-ID: 2451672 Show less
Originally published in Rome in 1587? Cf. Dedication (p. [3]-[6]) and Brunet, Manuel du libraire, v. 3 (1862) col. 1734. Title vignette (printer's... Show moreOriginally published in Rome in 1587? Cf. Dedication (p. [3]-[6]) and Brunet, Manuel du libraire, v. 3 (1862) col. 1734. Title vignette (printer's mark); head and tail pieces, initials. Another ed. Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .M56 1594 Book Item-ID: i22007581 BIB-ID: 2356818 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
Islam, Islam--Turkey--17th century--Early works to 1800, History, Politics and government, Religious life and customs, Armed Forces, DR439 .R93 1672
composta prima in lingua inglese dal Sig. Ricaut ... ; tradotta poscia in Francese dal Sig. Briot, e finalmente trasportata in italiano da... Show morecomposta prima in lingua inglese dal Sig. Ricaut ... ; tradotta poscia in Francese dal Sig. Briot, e finalmente trasportata in italiano da Costantin Belli, accademico tassista ; all'illustriss & eccellentiss Sig. Battista Nani ... ; Engraved illustrations in text by Suor Isabella Piccini. Device on the title page, with motto: La Minerva. Device in a half-title page. Initials letters in woodcut. Ex-libris stamp on he pastedown. Main Heritage Shelves General DR439 .R93 1672 Book Item-ID: i19659805 BIB-ID: 1779880 Translated into Italian from a French translation of the original English work. Show less
"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories,... Show more"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories, attempting to show without preamble cross-sections of native Moroccan women's lives, as told to and discovered by the alertly interested wife of a French officer living for years in that country. Each story is rigorously true. Differing perhaps from the usual romantic picture, their flavor of reality can be even more impressive. This is Morocco, static, fluid, potential."--Foreword. The girl possessed of a djinn -- "In the name of Allah I divorce thee" -- A child's kidnapping -- Batoul explains how a woman deceives her husband -- The vengeance of Fatima -- "Asleep in the bosom of its mother" -- An escape from the harem -- Fair Aicha -- The slaves of Caid Omar -- What happened to Mahjoub and the recommendation that had been given him -- In the home of Si Abderrahamen -- Thou hast only to drop this powder into the water he drinks" -- Khadidja's two husbands -- Halima's first marriage -- The Marrakech prisons -- An evening with Si Taher Ben Mohamed -- The Little shepherdess of the Atlas -- Ramadan. translated and adapted by Constance Lily Morris ; from the books of Henriette Celarié ; with pictures by Boris Artzybasheff. Includes glossary. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ2605.E5 A2 1931 Book Item-ID: i15536853 BIB-ID: 2498010 Also issued online. Show less
Bartolomeo Georgieuics despotino, detto il pellegrino di Gierusalem, authore. Title within historiated border. Show moreBartolomeo Georgieuics despotino, detto il pellegrino di Gierusalem, authore. Title within historiated border. Show less
"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories,... Show more"This volume contains a selection of short stories from two volumes by Mme. Henriette Celarie. They are sketches more than short stories, attempting to show without preamble cross-sections of native Moroccan women's lives, as told to and discovered by the alertly interested wife of a French officer living for years in that country. Each story is rigorously true. Differing perhaps from the usual romantic picture, their flavor of reality can be even more impressive. This is Morocco, static, fluid, potential."--Foreword. The girl possessed of a djinn -- "In the name of Allah I divorce thee" -- A child's kidnapping -- Batoul explains how a woman deceives her husband -- The vengeance of Fatima -- "Asleep in the bosom of its mother" -- An escape from the harem -- Fair Aicha -- The slaves of Caid Omar -- What happened to Mahjoub and the recommendation that had been given him -- In the home of Si Abderrahamen -- Thou hast only to drop this powder into the water he drinks" -- Khadidja's two husbands -- Halima's first marriage -- The Marrakech prisons -- An evening with Si Taher Ben Mohamed -- The Little shepherdess of the Atlas -- Ramadan. translated and adapted by Constance Lily Morris ; from the books of Henriette Celarié ; with pictures by Boris Artzybasheff. Includes glossary. Also issued online. Show less
Falconry, Falconry--Early works to 1800, Falconry, SK321 .G16 1646
Bernardino Gallegaris. First edition of "A scarce book on hawking" (Schwerdt). Imprint from colophon with date in roman numerals. Woodcut printer's... Show moreBernardino Gallegaris. First edition of "A scarce book on hawking" (Schwerdt). Imprint from colophon with date in roman numerals. Woodcut printer's device above colophon. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .G16 1646 Book Item-ID: i22878130 BIB-ID: 1835950 Show less
Muslims, Muslims--Spain--Early works to 1800, Moriscos--History, Moriscos--Spain--History, Muslims, History, DP104 .F66 1611
composti dal P.M.F. Damiano Fonseca ... ; traslatati dalla lingua spagnuola nell'italiana dal Sig. Cosimo Gaci. Main Heritage Shelves General DP104 ... Show morecomposti dal P.M.F. Damiano Fonseca ... ; traslatati dalla lingua spagnuola nell'italiana dal Sig. Cosimo Gaci. Main Heritage Shelves General DP104 .F66 1611 Book Item-ID: i25109030 BIB-ID: 2695103 Includes index. Show less
Weights and measures--History, Weights and measures--History--Early works to 1800, QC87 .P37 1540
composta per M. Bartholomeo di Pasi da Vinetia ; con la sua tauola copiosissima e facilissima a trouare ogni cosa per ordine nuouamente fatta e con... Show morecomposta per M. Bartholomeo di Pasi da Vinetia ; con la sua tauola copiosissima e facilissima a trouare ogni cosa per ordine nuouamente fatta e con somma dilige[n]za reuista e spa[m]pata. Print from colophon. Signatures: aa12, A-Z8, AA-BB8. -- La h. aa12 en bl. -- L. curs. -- Catchwords. -- Registrum. Tít. enmarcado en port. arquitectónica xil. -- Inic. grab. xil. An early merchants' guide to the measurements of the Mediterranean and Near East, this pocketbook for sixteenth-century Italian traders is one of the foremost sources for the study of the metrologies of Venice and her trading partners in the early sixteenth century. It enabled conversion between Venetian currency, weights and measures and units of other Italian city-states, European neighbours and more exotic locations in the Levant, North Africa, the Near and Middle East, including Constantinople, Aleppo, Tripoli, Damascus, Cyprus, Corfu, Rhodes, and Crete. Pasi's manual is invaluable as a record of the panoply of commodities traded in the Mediterranean at the start of the sixteenth century, including pearls, silks, wool, saffron, chestnuts, figs, galangal, vegetable oils, gold and silver. On fols. 3, 11, and 12, Pasi recorded the tariffs on pearls in Damascus, Aleppo, Cairo, Alexandria, Constantinople and Venice. Most likely the famous merchant Balbi carried a copy of this classic on his travels. - First printed in Venice in 1503, and again in 1521, this 1540 edition appears to be the third and was followed by another in 1557. - An excellent clean copy in a charming French binding. Very rare: the only copy of any edition to surface at auction within the last thirty years appears to be the Honeyman copy of the 1503 edition. Main Heritage Shelves General QC87 .P37 1540 Book Item-ID: i16875357 BIB-ID: 1510954 Show less
romanzo di Gabriele d'Annunzio. 14°. migliaio. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ4803 .F6 1910 Book Item-ID: i1009331x BIB-ID: 1010967 Show moreromanzo di Gabriele d'Annunzio. 14°. migliaio. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ4803 .F6 1910 Book Item-ID: i1009331x BIB-ID: 1010967 Show less
المسرحيات الإيطالية, المسرحيات الإيطالية--المترجمات إلى العربية, Drama Italian, PQ4835.I7 Q4125 1965
تأليف لويجي بيرندللو ؛ ترجمة وتقديم محمد إسماعيل محمد. Main Heritage Compact General PQ4835.I7 Q4125 1965 Book Item-ID: i16183836 BIB-ID: 2639139 Show moreتأليف لويجي بيرندللو ؛ ترجمة وتقديم محمد إسماعيل محمد. Main Heritage Compact General PQ4835.I7 Q4125 1965 Book Item-ID: i16183836 BIB-ID: 2639139 Show less
