BARTHELEMY D’HERBELOT - BIBLIOTHEQUE ORIENTALE, OU DICTIONNAIRE UNIVERSEL
Maastricht, Chez J. E. Dufour & Ph. Roux, 1776-80. 2 volumes; Volume 1: 954 pages, Volume 2: 284 pages, 40x25.5 cm. 3 fold-out maps. Bound in the period’s ribbed, gilded and patterned leather bindings, with red-edged pages; the spine professionally repaired. Atabey 572-73.
A MASTERPIECE...
THE FAMOUS ENCYCLOPEDIA BY THE ORIENTALIST BARTHELEMY D’HERBELOT, WHO WAS THE TRANSLATOR AND SECRETARY OF KING XIV. LOUIS OF FRANCE IN THE 17TH CENTURY, CONTAINING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGES, HISTORIES, CULTURES, LITERATURES, SCIENCES, AND PERSONALITIES OF THE EAST AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD...
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