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Johann Michael Wansleben’s Travels in Turkey, 1673-1676 - An Annotated Edition of His French Report (Hardcover): Alastair... Johann Michael Wansleben’s Travels in Turkey, 1673-1676 - An Annotated Edition of His French Report (Hardcover)
Alastair Hamilton, Maurits Van Denboogert
R3,791 Discovery Miles 37 910 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Johann Michael Wansleben’s Travels in Turkey, 1673–1676 is a hitherto unpublished version of a remarkable description of Istanbul, Izmir, and Bursa by the German scholar traveller Wansleben. Wansleben was in the Ottoman Empire to buy manuscripts, statuary, and curios for the French king, but it is his off-hand observations about Ottoman society that often make Wansleben’s account such a valuable historical source. His experiences add to our knowledge of such diverse topics as prostitution in the Ottoman Empire, taxation, and the French consular system. His visit to Bursa is also noteworthy because few Western travellers included the first Ottoman capital in their tours of the East or described it at such length.

Port Arthur, Three Months With the Besiegers; a Diurnal of Occurrents (Hardcover): Frederic Villiers Port Arthur, Three Months With the Besiegers; a Diurnal of Occurrents (Hardcover)
Frederic Villiers
R872 Discovery Miles 8 720 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Life of Lord Clive; 2 (Hardcover): George Forrest The Life of Lord Clive; 2 (Hardcover)
George Forrest
R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The War with Turkey, 1914-18----Volume 2 - the Campaigns in Mesopotamia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Persia During the... The War with Turkey, 1914-18----Volume 2 - the Campaigns in Mesopotamia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Persia During the First World War (Hardcover)
John Buchan
R943 Discovery Miles 9 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Phrenologist Amongst the Todas, or, The Study of a Primitive Tribe in South India - History, Character, Customs, Religion,... A Phrenologist Amongst the Todas, or, The Study of a Primitive Tribe in South India - History, Character, Customs, Religion, Infanticide, Polyandry, Language (Hardcover)
G U (George Uglow) 1820-1908 Pope, William E (William Elliot) Marshall
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Eastern Seas - Or, Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago, in 1832-33-34, Comprising a Tour of the Island of Java... The Eastern Seas - Or, Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago, in 1832-33-34, Comprising a Tour of the Island of Java -- Visits to Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, Siam (Hardcover)
George Windsor Earl
R1,017 Discovery Miles 10 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Menasseh Ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell - Being a Reprint of the Pamphlets Published by Menasseh Ben Israel to... Menasseh Ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell - Being a Reprint of the Pamphlets Published by Menasseh Ben Israel to Promote the Re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656; (Hardcover)
1604-1657 Manasseh Ben Israel; Lucien 1857-1930 Ed Wolf
R871 Discovery Miles 8 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Girmitiyas - The Making of their Memory-keepers from Indian Indentured Diaspora (Hardcover): Brij Lal Vikas Girmitiyas - The Making of their Memory-keepers from Indian Indentured Diaspora (Hardcover)
Brij Lal Vikas
R1,613 Discovery Miles 16 130 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Sherman & Hyde's Musical Review; v.3 1876 (Hardcover): Anonymous Sherman & Hyde's Musical Review; v.3 1876 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The China-Japan War Compiled From Japanese, Chinese and Foreign Sources (Hardcover): Zenone 1856- Volpicelli The China-Japan War Compiled From Japanese, Chinese and Foreign Sources (Hardcover)
Zenone 1856- Volpicelli
R1,015 Discovery Miles 10 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Supplier Dieu dans l'Egypte toulounide - Le florilege de l'invocation d'apres Halid b. Yazid (IIIe/IXe siecle)... Supplier Dieu dans l'Egypte toulounide - Le florilege de l'invocation d'apres Halid b. Yazid (IIIe/IXe siecle) (Hardcover)
Mathieu Tillier, Naim Vanthieghem
R3,489 Discovery Miles 34 890 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In Supplier Dieu dans l'Egypte toulounide, Mathieu Tillier and Naim Vanthieghem provide the edition, translation and study of a booklet preserved on papyrus and dated 267/880-881. It offers a selection of some forty hadiths heard by Khalid ibn Yazid, a minor local scholar, concerning the invocations that every pious Muslim has to use when addressing God. Composed during the reign of the famous governor Ahmad ibn Tulun, the first autonomous ruler of Islamic Egypt, this manuscript bears exceptional testimony to the way traditional sciences were taught at the time. Not only does it open an unprecedented window on the milieu of ordinary transmitters, whose names soon fell into oblivion, but it also sheds new light on the Tulunids' religious policy and on the islamisation of Egypt. Dans la seconde moitie du IIIe/IXe siecle, un savant repondant au nom de Halid b. Yazid enseigna une quarantaine de hadiths sur le theme des invocations que tout pieux musulman se devait d'adresser a Dieu. Un opuscule issu de son enseignement, portant la date de 267/880-881, a survecu sur papyrus. Mathieu Tillier et Naim Vanthieghem en proposent ici l'edition, la traduction et l'etude. Compose sous le regne du fameux gouverneur Ahmad b. Tulun, premier souverain autonome de l'Egypte islamique, ce manuscrit offre un temoignage exceptionnel sur la maniere dont les sciences traditionnelles etaient alors enseignees. Il ouvre non seulement une fenetre inedite sur le milieu des transmetteurs ordinaires, dont les noms tomberent rapidement dans l'oubli, mais vient aussi eclairer d'un nouveau jour la politique religieuse des Toulounides et la dynamique d'islamisation de l'Egypte.

Diary and Consultation Book ... [serial]; 1725 (Hardcover): Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O Diary and Consultation Book ... [serial]; 1725 (Hardcover)
Madras (India Presidency), Madras (India Presidency) Record O
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Mercy of Allah (Hardcover): Hilaire Belloc The Mercy of Allah (Hardcover)
Hilaire Belloc
R749 Discovery Miles 7 490 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Illustrations of the Botany and Other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains ?and of the Flora of Cashmere... Illustrations of the Botany and Other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains ?and of the Flora of Cashmere /by J. Forbes Royle.; v. 2 Plates (Hardcover)
J. Forbes Royle
R761 Discovery Miles 7 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Valley of Kashmi?r (Hardcover): Walter R (Walter Roper) S Lawrence The Valley of Kashmír (Hardcover)
Walter R (Walter Roper) S Lawrence
R1,049 Discovery Miles 10 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year ..; v.50 (1919) (Hardcover): Royal Asiatic Society... Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year ..; v.50 (1919) (Hardcover)
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britai
R871 Discovery Miles 8 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886. Empire of India. Special Catalogue of Exhibits by the Government of India and Private... Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886. Empire of India. Special Catalogue of Exhibits by the Government of India and Private Exhibitors. Royal Commission and Government of India Silk Culture Court. Descriptive Catalogue (Hardcover)
Thomas Wardle
R983 Discovery Miles 9 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope; Forming the Completion of Her Memoirs; v.2 (Hardcover): Hester Lucy Lady Stanhope Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope; Forming the Completion of Her Memoirs; v.2 (Hardcover)
Hester Lucy Lady Stanhope; Charles Lewis 1783-1877 Meryon
R982 Discovery Miles 9 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
China Ancient and Modern - a History of the Chinese Empire From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Time ... (Hardcover):... China Ancient and Modern - a History of the Chinese Empire From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Time ... (Hardcover)
James Martin 1859-1939 Miller
R1,017 Discovery Miles 10 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Indian Mirror - Volume 15; 15 (Hardcover): Anonymous The Indian Mirror - Volume 15; 15 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R982 Discovery Miles 9 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Buck Whaley's Memoirs - Including His Journey to Jerusalem (Hardcover): Thomas 1766-1800 Whaley Buck Whaley's Memoirs - Including His Journey to Jerusalem (Hardcover)
Thomas 1766-1800 Whaley; Created by Edward Sullivan
R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Womb of Diamonds - A True Adventure From Child Bride Of Syria To Celebrity Businesswoman Of Japan (Hardcover): Ezra Choueke Womb of Diamonds - A True Adventure From Child Bride Of Syria To Celebrity Businesswoman Of Japan (Hardcover)
Ezra Choueke
R878 Discovery Miles 8 780 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The History of the Jews - From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Time (Hardcover): Hannah Adams The History of the Jews - From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Time (Hardcover)
Hannah Adams
R1,083 Discovery Miles 10 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The New Far East (Hardcover): Arthur 1856-1923 Diosy The New Far East (Hardcover)
Arthur 1856-1923 Diosy; Kubota 1852- Beisen
R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Bactria, the History of a Forgotten Empire (Hardcover): H G (Hugh George) 1880- Rawlinson Bactria, the History of a Forgotten Empire (Hardcover)
H G (Hugh George) 1880- Rawlinson
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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