A PRINTED BOOK ON THE 'HISTORICAL ANNALS OF EGYPT' BY...
A PRINTED BOOK ON THE 'HISTORICAL ANNALS OF EGYPT' BY JAMMALEDDIN
Published by J. Archdeacon, London, England, 1792
A Latin and Arabic edition, of the historical annals of Egypt (Mawrid Al-Latafah or Seu Rerum Aegyptiacarum Annales), written by the 15th century Egyptian historian Abu Al-Mahasin Yusuf Ibn Taghridi (referred to as Jammaleddin, son of Togri-Bardii), composed of 164 pages, Arabic text with Latin translation and notes, extensive handwritten comments and notes throuout, original hardcover binding covered with leather and paper; translated by Joseph Carlyle from the Arabic of Yusuf Ibn Taghri Birdi, the work first appeared in 1792; appointed chaplain to Lord Elgin’s embassy in Constantinople in 1799, Carlyle continued his studies of Eastern literature during travels through Asia Minor, Palestine, Greece and Italy, acquiring Greek and Syriac manuscripts for a projected critical edition of the New Testament, which remained unfinished.
23.5cm x 18.4cm
A PRINTED BOOK ON THE 'HISTORICAL ANNALS OF EGYPT' BY JAMMALEDDIN
Published by J. Archdeacon, London, England, 1792
A Latin and Arabic edition, of the historical annals of Egypt (Mawrid Al-Latafah or Seu Rerum Aegyptiacarum Annales), written by the 15th century Egyptian historian Abu Al-Mahasin Yusuf Ibn Taghridi (referred to as Jammaleddin, son of Togri-Bardii), composed of 164 pages, Arabic text with Latin translation and notes, extensive handwritten comments and notes throuout, original hardcover binding covered with leather and paper; translated by Joseph Carlyle from the Arabic of Yusuf Ibn Taghri Birdi, the work first appeared in 1792; appointed chaplain to Lord Elgin’s embassy in Constantinople in 1799, Carlyle continued his studies of Eastern literature during travels through Asia Minor, Palestine, Greece and Italy, acquiring Greek and Syriac manuscripts for a projected critical edition of the New Testament, which remained unfinished.
23.5cm x 18.4cm
