Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages, Descriptions et voyages, Descriptions et voyages, DS48 .M33 1829
Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .M33 1829 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i1023374x BIB-ID: 1025010 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS48 .M33 1829 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i1023374x BIB-ID: 1025010 Show less
by Eliot Warburton. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .W244 1915 Book Item-ID: i15634711 BIB-ID: 2523295 Show moreby Eliot Warburton. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .W244 1915 Book Item-ID: i15634711 BIB-ID: 2523295 Show less
Description and travel, DT279 .C19 1837, 965 C199l, 1837
"The arrangement of the matter ... is the work of another person, and ... I am not ... responsible for the appendix."--Pref. "Appendix consists of... Show more"The arrangement of the matter ... is the work of another person, and ... I am not ... responsible for the appendix."--Pref. "Appendix consists of extracts from some of the most interesting foreign publications." cf. v. 2, p. [226]. Show less
Description and travel, Social life and customs, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DR427 .U77 1839
This two-volume work describes the travels and studies of the Scottish diplomat and author David Urqhart who spent ten years researching the laws,... Show moreThis two-volume work describes the travels and studies of the Scottish diplomat and author David Urqhart who spent ten years researching the laws, politics, and diplomatic position of the East, with a particular focus on Turkey. This book records his observations, evaluations and conclusions. The book details the social lives, customs and laws of administration of 250 towns and villages that Urqhart visited. Urqhart describes in detail his adventures through a variety of terrains, including watercourses, mountainous regions, and wastelands. Other chapters make military comparisons between Britain and Turkey, and observations about the cultural differences of Turks to Europeans, in particular British citizens. The book gives an overview of the Turkey’s international relations, and concludes with a chapter concerning Urqhart’s impressions and reflections on ascending Mount Olympus. Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DT356 .C13, 916.6 C134jX
By René Caillié. Translation of Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique Centrale. "Geographical remarks and inquiries concerning... Show moreBy René Caillié. Translation of Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique Centrale. "Geographical remarks and inquiries concerning the travels of M. Caillié in central Africa, by M. Jomard": p. v. 2, p. [225]-501. Also issued online. English translation of Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique Centrale. Show less
The dead weight of tradition.--The revolt and its failure.--The political collapse.--The new Islam: has it a future?--The present-day attitude to... Show moreThe dead weight of tradition.--The revolt and its failure.--The political collapse.--The new Islam: has it a future?--The present-day attitude to Christ and Christianity. by Samuel M. Zwemer ... "These lectures were delivered in Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary, October, 1915. They were subsequently also delivered at the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, N.J.; and at the Theological Seminary of the American Mission, Cairo, Egypt." Bibliography: p. 229-231. Show less
-- Lecture 1: The Pre-Achaemenian and the Achaemenian epochs. -- Lecture 2: The Hellenistic period. -- Lecture 3: The Sasanian epoch. by Ernst E.... Show more-- Lecture 1: The Pre-Achaemenian and the Achaemenian epochs. -- Lecture 2: The Hellenistic period. -- Lecture 3: The Sasanian epoch. by Ernst E. Herzfeld ... Show less
I. Egypt, Babylon, and Palestine, and some traditional origins of civilization.--II. Deluge stories and the new Sumerian version.--III. Creation... Show moreI. Egypt, Babylon, and Palestine, and some traditional origins of civilization.--II. Deluge stories and the new Sumerian version.--III. Creation and the dragon myth; and the problem of Babylonian parallels in Hebrew tradition.--Appendixes: I. Comparative table of the Sumerian, Semitic-Babylonian, Hellenistic, and Hebrew versions of creation, antediluvian history, and the deluge. II. The antediluvian kings of Berossus and the Sumerian dynastic list. At head of title: The British academy. Show less
Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages, DS48.2 .B83 1827
Including a journey from Aleppo, across the Euphrates to Orfah, (the Ur of the Chaldees) through the plains of the Turcomans, to Diarbekr, in Asia... Show moreIncluding a journey from Aleppo, across the Euphrates to Orfah, (the Ur of the Chaldees) through the plains of the Turcomans, to Diarbekr, in Asia Minor; from thence to Mardin, on the borders of the Great Desert, and by the Tigris to Mousul and Bagdad: with researches on the ruins of Babylon, Nieveh, Arbela, Ctesiphon, and Seleucia. By J.S. Buckingham. Show less
