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Turchia - Busbecq, Ogier Ghiselin de

Legationis Turcicae epistolae quatuor, 1595

Estimate

€ 300 - 400

Sold

€ 704

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Information

Frankfurt, heirs of A. Wechel, 1595. In 8th. Typographical brand engraved on the title page and in the end, some reddening. Linked with Philip Lonicer. Chronicorum Turcicorum origo, principes, imperatores, bella ... Frankfurt, J. Wechelus, 1584. 2 volumes in vol. Vignette engraved in copper on the first title page, letterpress mark engraved at the end of the first volume, on the title page of the second volume and at the end, decorated caps and headers, some light browning, small ink stains on the edges of a few final papers, parchment binding of the century XVIII colored in red, decoration embossed in gold, threaded frame on the plates, flower iron on the internal corners, in the center a plate with stylized phytomorphic motifs, on the smooth back friezes, worn, defects. Stamp of possession on the first guard sheet. & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;

Specialist Notes

I work: Busbecq (1520 or 21-1592) was appointed ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. During his stay in Istanbul he composed the Turkish Letters, a compendium of his personal correspondence with his friends, which remained a primary source for knowledge of the Ottoman court in the 9th century. XVI. & Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;