The Turkish history : from the original of that nation to the growth of the Ottoman empire : with the lives and conquests of their princes and emperors / by Richard Knolles, sometime fellow of Lincoln-College in Oxford ; with a continuation to this present year, MDCLXXXVII ; whereunto is added the present state of the Ottoman empire by Sir Paul Rycaut, late consul of Smyrna.
The first major description of the Ottoman Empire, including a chronicle of military and political events, to appear in the English language.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for Awnsham Churchill, at the Black-Swan near Amen-Corner,
MDCLXXXVII-MDCC [1687-1700]
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| Edition: | The sixth edition, with the effigies of all the kings and emperors, newly engraven at large upon copper. |
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| Ownership and Custodial History: |
Former owner's signature on front fly-leaf in v. 1: M Raper (likely Matthew Raper, the British scholar of wide-raning interests, including early history).
Price in ink on v. 1 front fly-leaf (18th-century hand?): 3 vols - 3£.0s.0d.
Penciled note on v. 1 front fly-leaf (late 19th-century hand?) indicating acquisition at an auction for £2 10s.
Errata, transferred to MSS466 box 1 folder 212.
Bookseller's description and additional provenance information available in MSS466. |
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MSU: Volume 1 index bound in at end of v. 2. |
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Contemporary sprinkled calf, panelled in blind; sympathetically rebacked in early 21st century. |
| Physical Description: | 3 volumes : portraits ; 39 cm (folio) |
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Turkish history. The second volume, beginning from Mahomet III and continued to this present year 1687.
History of the Turks, beginning with the year 1679 : being a full relation of the last troubles in Hungary, with the sieges of Vienna and Buda, and all the several battles both by sea and land, between the Christians and the Turks, until the end of the year 1698 and 1699, in which the peace between the Turks and the confederate Christian princes and states was happily concluded at Carlowitz in Hungary, by the mediation of His Majesty of Great Britain and the states general of the united provinces.
Generall historie of the Turkes. |
| Format: | Book |
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