(each with special t.p.) : Of the Mahometan religion, two books ... done into English from the Latin of Adrian Reeland -- A treatise concerning the... Show more(each with special t.p.) : Of the Mahometan religion, two books ... done into English from the Latin of Adrian Reeland -- A treatise concerning the Turkish liturgy / by Albertus Bobovius ... with notes by Thomas Hyde -- Historical and critical reflections upon Mahometanism and Socinianism. With special title-pages for parts I-II, III, and IV. The first two parts were originally published (Utrecht, 1705) under title: De religione mohammedica libri duo. The material, including translations of many passages, was drawn from original sources, chiefly from Abū Shujāʻ. cf. Quérard. La France litt., 1835, t. 7, p. 512. The third part, originally published in Latin (Oxoniae, 1690) under title: Tractus Alberti Bovovii ... de Turcorum liturgia, includes notes by Thomas Hyde. The fourth part, by Mathurin Veyssière de Lacroze, was first published in his Dissertations historiques sur divers sujets (Rotterdam, 1707) cf. Quérard. La France litt., 1800, t. 4, p. 381. The present translation includes "a letter from Mr. Leibnitz to the author" (p. 245-254). Main Heritage Shelves General BP160 .R32E 1712 Book Item-ID: i10093679 BIB-ID: 1011003 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)--Pictorial works, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
This view is part of Fischer von Erlach’s large compilation of historical architecture entitled “Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur” (Project... Show moreThis view is part of Fischer von Erlach’s large compilation of historical architecture entitled “Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur” (Project for a history of architecture). This view of Mecca appeared as plate VII (numbered here top right) in Book Three of the work, devoted to Arab, Turkish, Persian, Chinese and Japanese monuments. The view is accompanied by a caption in German and French, with numerous locations identified by a key, which recites: Prospect view of a part of the large city of Mecca, with its celebrated holy places, where according to the Mohammedans, was the location of the House of Abraham and the fountain of Ishmael; eventually where Mohammed wrote the Koran: This place is visited each year by caravans of Turks. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. "TA VII" inscribed on top of the plate. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25186802 BIB-ID: 2704616 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām., Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)--Photographs
Manuscript annotations under and behind the print specify the point of view of the panorama, that is the eastern view of the Mosque of Medina (" La... Show moreManuscript annotations under and behind the print specify the point of view of the panorama, that is the eastern view of the Mosque of Medina (" La Mosquée de la Mekke prise de l'Est") and the south-eastern side of the Kaaba ("الخهة الشرقية والقبلية من الكعبة = Côtes Est et Sud de la Kaâba;). Date and title from item. The photograph is dated and signed in the negative - both in Arabic and French. Autograph captions in Arabic and in French on the recto and on the verso of the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0265-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25456805 BIB-ID: 2712667 Show less
