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HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE, Bibliothèque orientale, 1781
HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE, Barthélemy d'.
Bibliothèque orientale, ou dictionnaire universel.
Paris, Moutard, 1781.
8vo (190x120 mm), xvi-576 pages / (4)-591 pages / (4)-566 pages / (4)-555 pages / (4)-560 pages / (4)-605-(3) pages. binding : Contemporary full calf, flat spines with volume and title pieces. Paper with foxings. Bindings rubbed, corners bumped.
New edition done by Desessart.
Considered as the first western encyclopædia of the Islamic world.
"It was based on the Arabic bibliography (the Kashf al-Zunun) of Hadji Khalfa (Katip Celebi), of which it is in large part a translation, but it also contains material from numerous other Arabic, Persian and Turkish publications and manuscripts." (wikipedia).
references: Brunet [II, 665].
Price : 750 €
European VAT number: FR87515091171
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