PIETRO DELLA VALLE – VOYAGES DE PIETRO DELLA VALLE GENTILHOMME ROMAIN DANS LA TURQUIE, L’EGYPTE, LA PALESTINE
Paris, Chez Ganeau, 1745. 8 volumes; 1st volume 426 pp., 2nd volume 430 pp., 3rd volume 452 pp., 4th volume 424, 5th volume 432 pp., 6th volume 410 pp., 7th volume 420 pp., 8th volume 416 pp., 17.5x9.5 cm. 2 full-page engravings and 5 full-page plans. Rebound in full leather bindings with gilt lettering and spine ribs.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT IN 8 VOLUMES OF A JOURNEY THAT STARTED IN 1614 AND SPANNED 12 YEARS, TRAVELING FROM ISTANBUL TO THE HOLY LAND AND EGYPT...
A VERY IMPORTANT BASIC SOURCE WITH INTELLECTUAL DEPTH THAT DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE 17TH CENTURY CULTURAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS ATMOSPHERE OF THE PLACES THE AUTHOR VISITED ALONG HIS TRAVEL ROUTE THANKS TO HIS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLES OF THE REGION...
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