Istoria dello stato presente dell' imperio Ottomano ... / composta prima in lingua inglese dal Sig. Ricaut ... ; tradotta poscia in francese dal Sig. Briot, e finalmente trasportata in italiano da Costantin Belli ...

Author
Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
Italian
Published/​Created
Venetia : Presso Combi & La Noù, 1672.
Description
[16], 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Notes
  • Translation of: The present state of the Ottoman Empire.
  • Signatures: [*]⁸A-S⁸T⁴.
  • 20 Isabella Piccini engravings: frontispiece depicting the Ottoman Sultan addressing a crowd, signed "Sr. Isabella P. F."; and 19 half-page engravings depicting various scenes in the lives of the sultans, generally signed "Suor Isabella Piccini Monacha in St. Croce di Venetia F." or some variation thereof, on pages 5, 34, 40, 48, 50, 53, 57, 59, 62, 152, 154, 188, 201, 203, 256, 263, 268, 275, 279.
  • 2 unsigned engravings: page 65: small vignette of a turban; page 209: half-page plate of women's costume in Constantinople.
Binding note
Princeton copy 1 Contemporary vellum with manuscript spine title.
Provenance
Princeton copy 1 "Graf Segur" stamped on flyleaf.
OCLC
8791036
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