Botany, Botany--Middle East, Description and travel, DS47 .R38 1583
First complete edition, including the fourth part which contains 42 woodcuts of oriental plants unknown till then, among them the Rauwolfia ... Show moreFirst complete edition, including the fourth part which contains 42 woodcuts of oriental plants unknown till then, among them the Rauwolfia (important to pharmaceutics). Rauwolf, an Augsburg physician, travelled to the Near East to collect and describe the flora of the region. His account of the three-year journey provides details not only of the plants he encountered but also of the people and customs and of the difficulties of travel, containing many authentic and reliable observations. His reports also include the first printed account of coffee as a social drink (cf. Hünersdorff/H. II, 1221). "He was the first modern botanist to collect and describe the flora of the regions east of the Levantine coast" (Norman). The Burrell copy of the 1582 edition - still without the fourth part with the illustrations - fetched GBP 16,200 (Sothebys, 5 Oct 99, lot 677). - Washed throughout and heavily restored in places. Vorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Jn costen vnd verlag Georgen Willers. 1583. Titelbl. T. 4: Getruckt zu Laugingen, durch Leonhart Reinmichel, in verlegung Georgen Willers. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .R38 1583 Book Item-ID: i16875436 BIB-ID: 1510962 Show less
par F. André Theuet d'Angovlesme. Initials. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .T44 1554 Book Item-ID: i23166903 BIB-ID: 2451686 Show morepar F. André Theuet d'Angovlesme. Initials. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .T44 1554 Book Item-ID: i23166903 BIB-ID: 2451686 Show less
Avctore, Christiano Adrichomio, Delpho. Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .A37 1600 Book Item-ID: i2225559x BIB-ID: 2383959 Show moreAvctore, Christiano Adrichomio, Delpho. Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .A37 1600 Book Item-ID: i2225559x BIB-ID: 2383959 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
compilata da verissimi autori. Dal ven. p. frate Luigi Vulcano dalla Padula dell'Ordine minore osservante di S. Francesco. Main Heritage Shelves... Show morecompilata da verissimi autori. Dal ven. p. frate Luigi Vulcano dalla Padula dell'Ordine minore osservante di S. Francesco. Main Heritage Shelves General DS106 .V85 1563 Book Item-ID: i23299071 BIB-ID: 2425546 Show less
The German Dominican Burchard of Mount Sion wrote down his experiences while or after spending several years in the Holy Land before, during and... Show moreThe German Dominican Burchard of Mount Sion wrote down his experiences while or after spending several years in the Holy Land before, during and after 1283. His work became a late medieval popular success and his description, although little studied, is considered a key document that influenced theperception of Palestine in both text and image, in travel accounts and maps until far into the sixeenth century. This edition bears no illustrations nor maps of the region and it is preceded by a summary of contents followed by an index of terms of 48 unnumbered pages. accipe Borchardi. Main Heritage Shelves General DS106 .B87 1519 Book Item-ID: i21508756 BIB-ID: 1950295 Show less
Great Britain. Royal Air Force., Description and travel, Description and travel, UG635.G7 K44 1937
by C.H. Keith. Interesting account of a pilot's experience of the Arabian Gulf and Middle East from 1926-30, embellished with photographs and sketch... Show moreby C.H. Keith. Interesting account of a pilot's experience of the Arabian Gulf and Middle East from 1926-30, embellished with photographs and sketch maps. Chapter V focuses on the Arabian Gulf in particular, where the author visited Ras-al Khaimah, Umm-al-Quaim, Abu Dhabi, Dohar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Scarce in original green-and-black pictorial dustjacket. Main Heritage Shelves General UG635.G7 K44 1937 Book Item-ID: i16843721 BIB-ID: 1509218 Show less
in Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben... Show morein Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben Muhamed el-Wazzan-ez-Zayyati (1485-1552), better known under his Latin name Johannes Leo Africanus. His work long remained the principal source of information on the geography of Africa in general and the Sudan in particular. It is assumed that Leo wrote his description of Africa directly in Italian, though he certainly relied also on Arabic notes, some of which he might have composed while travelling in Northern Africa. The original Italian edition appeared in the famous series Navigationi et Viaggi, published at Venice in 1550 by Giovanni Battista Ramusio. The work was soon translated into Latin, French (1556), English (1600), and Dutch (1665). The present Latin edition of 1556, prepared by Johannes Florianus, rector of a grammar school in Antwerp, was widely used by European scholars until the late 19th century. - Some faint browning and foxing at places, ties lacking. Good copy of a classic work on African geography. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L48 1556 Book Item-ID: i16862685 BIB-ID: 1509761 Show less
Costume, Costume--Early works to 1800, Costume, Costume--Turkey--Early works to 1800, Costume, Costume--Middle East--Early works to 1800, Costume, Travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DR424 .N53 1576
Nicholas de Nicolay. Includes index. The pages on which there are illustrations are not included in the numbered sequence, though they are not on... Show moreNicholas de Nicolay. Includes index. The pages on which there are illustrations are not included in the numbered sequence, though they are not on separate plates. In some cases the recto has been included in pagination, but not the blank verso. Illustrations: 58 full page woodcut illustrations. Main Heritage Shelves General DR424 .N53 1576 Book Item-ID: i22878002 BIB-ID: 1835959 Show less
Belon DuMans, Pierre. Main Heritage Shelves General DS49 .B45 1555 Book Item-ID: i10134517 BIB-ID: 1015087 Microfiche. Wolfenbüttel : Herzog August... Show moreBelon DuMans, Pierre. Main Heritage Shelves General DS49 .B45 1555 Book Item-ID: i10134517 BIB-ID: 1015087 Microfiche. Wolfenbüttel : Herzog August Bibliothek, 1992. M: Lm 345 HAB Wolfenb⁹uttel de Show less
