Manuscript PERSIAN MINIATURESLivre Rare Book
4 822 résultats
réf. 27397reliure postérieure, IN 4 étroit - dos abimé; coin plat manquant- 33 miniatures ,peintures polychromes à la gouache : papier lustré
1922réf. 184807London: W. M. Clowes and Sons for the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use 1922-37. Arabic place names for the use of soldiers and military surveyors A collection of 8 pamphlets all but one in their first editions with lists of geographical names of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant - including Saudi Arabia Kuwait Qatar the United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen Trans-Jordan Syria "the French Mandatory Territory" and Iraq - as well as Iran. They were produced by the Royal Geographical Society for soldiers and surveyors working with maps. The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names P. C. G. N. was a body of scholars and linguists who regularly met to discuss policies and practical issues such as the correct spellings of foreign geographical names for use in official documents and publications. In 1921 the Committee updated the RGS System of rules for spelling native names - first adopted by the War Office and later used by the Admiralty in 1885 and throughout the First World War - which led to the creation of this series of lists. Major General Edward Gleichen 1863-1937 formerly Director of the Political Intelligence Bureau was its first Chair 1920-37. The differences in vowel pronunciation among the Arabic colloquials and between colloquial and classical Arabic had generated a variety of alternative spellings for place names in the Arabic-speaking world. The introductions explain preferences for vowel renditions acknowledging the use of alternative official spellings specific to the French mandatory territory in Syria. Some place names include the Hebrew or Greek counterpart others illustrate the confusion that might arise from a lack of transliteration conventions such as "Kethrabba" instead of "Kefrabbeh" as well as incorrect spellings in general use reaching the number of seven for Dujail near Baghdad. The lists also include approximate distances from major cities. For Iran the introduction states that "Persian orthography is by no means fixed and consistent and especially is there uncertainty about the identity and length of many vowels". The lists - which span a large territory including Azerbaijan Isfahan Bushire Tehran and Khurasan - specify that "the boundaries of the provinces of Iran are for the most part indefinite". Together 8 pamphlets octavo. Text in Arabic and English. List of publications to last verso. Stitched as issued. Contents minimally toned else fresh and clean faint traces of central vertical fold: a fine collection. unknown
réf. 49273ABo.J. 168 nn. Bll. Mit blaugrundigem Zierstück. Text in Schwarz und Rot in blau-goldenen Kartuschen. Leder-Einband mit Klappe und goldgepr. Deckelbordüre. Gepr. Medaillons.
1681réf. 64836Genf, Johann Hermann Widerhold, 1681. Fol. Drucktitel in Rot u. Schwarz m. Holzschn.-Vignette. Mit illustr. Kupfertitel, gest. Portraittafel, 3 Textkupfern, 18 Kupfertafeln, 1 Holzschn.-Tafel u. 2 (1 gefalt.) Kupferkarten. Zus. ca. 900 S., Pgmt. d. Zt. m. durchzogenen Bünden.
1592réf. 15856Frankfurt, Fischer, 1592. 16 Bll., 294 S., 9 Bll. 4°. Blindgeprägtes SchweinsLdr. der Zeit auf Holzdeckeln mit 2 intakten Schließen (Rücken restauriert, Bezug teils ergänzt, bestoßen und etw. fleckig). [9 Warenabbildungen]
réf. FRE34Oblong 4to 270 × 370 mm. 10â… x 14â… in. Contemporary cloth album with 27 stiff card leaves containing 272 original gelatin silver photographs approximately one quarter captioned in white ink ca. 1919-1921. Photographs range in size from 17 × 22.5 cm 6¾ x 8⅞ in. to 6.5 × 4 cm 2½ x 1½ in. the majority measuring approximately 10.5 × 8 cm 4⅛ x 3⅛ in. Album's corners bumped. Approximately a dozen photographs somewhat faded; several captions lightly faded but remaining legible. Otherwise in very good condition. The album opens with the only studio portrait depicting a sitter wearing elaborate Persian dress with a large veil and richly embroidered garments. Numbered "1591 " in the negative the photograph was likely produced by one of Tehran's photographic studios of the period possibly that of Antoin Sevruguin or one of his contemporaries. The album was almost certainly compiled by a British diplomat attached to the British Legation in Tehran during the period when Sir Percy Cox served as Acting British Minister in Persia 1919-1921. Formerly Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Cox returned to Tehran following the First World War to oversee British policy in Persia and negotiate the Anglo-Persian Agreement of 1919. Although the compiler appears repeatedly throughout the album he is never shown in military uniform suggesting that he belonged to the diplomatic rather than military establishment. The album contains numerous photographs of the British Legation its personnel official receptions and gatherings of British diplomats with Persian officials and senior officers of the Persian Cossack Brigade. Among the individuals identified in the captions are Sir Percy Cox Colonel Haig General Westdahl the Russian General Nikolai Staroselsky together with Persian dignitaries identified as Seyyid Zia Sultan Ali and Haji Ahmad. Several large group photographs show British diplomatic staff standing alongside Persian ministers and officers of the Cossack Brigade during official ceremonies. Included are several photographs of General Nikolai Staroselsky commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade from 1918 until 1920. He appears informally on the photograph smiling next to Thomas Wolseley Haig British Consul-General in Tehran in 1919. Photograph was almost certainly taken only a short time before the political changes of 1920 when British policy shifted in favour of reorganizing the Brigade under Persian leadership ending Staroselsky's command and paving the way for the rise of Reza Khan. The album records many aspects of public and ceremonial life in Tehran including celebrations of Nowruz decorated temporary ceremonial gateways erected for the festivities official receptions military reviews and an extensive series devoted to the Ashura commemorations. Eighteen photographs depict processions devotional performances self-flagellation and scenes of tatbir providing an unusually detailed visual record of Shi'a religious observances in early twentieth-century Persia. A substantial portion of the album documents travel beyond Tehran. The compiler photographed Qom including panoramic views of the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh richly tiled Safavid and Qajar entrance portals shrine courtyards caravanserais crowded with camel caravans and the surrounding cemetery and pilgrimage quarter. Other photographs record Cheshmeh-'Ali near Rey and its celebrated Sasanian rock reliefs Isfahan Afche mountain villages bridges and numerous examples of Persian Islamic architecture ranging from monumental shrine complexes and mosques to village imamzadehs and isolated domed sanctuaries. The album also contains a substantial group of photographs documenting vernacular architecture and temporary structures. Among them are ceremonial arches erected for public celebrations in Tehran roadside caravanserais rural shrines associated with ancient trees village houses stone bridges etc. Together these photographs illustrate both monumental and everyday architecture in Persia during the closing years of the Qajar period. Another extensive section follows a sporting expedition through northern and western Persia apparently in the vicinity of Mount Damavand and the Alborz Mountains. The photographs depict tented camps mule caravans mountain guides shepherds hunters village children remote settlements river valleys and dramatic mountain scenery. Wildlife photographs include hunting trophies of wild sheep and a Persian leopard while ethnographic studies portray local inhabitants in traditional dress. One sequence records a remote rural shrine centred on an ancient tree while others show isolated mosques domed sanctuaries caravan halts and villages situated in narrow mountain valleys. Numerous landscape views including a striking panorama of Mount Damavand further document the compiler's journey through the Iranian interior. The album provides a broad photographic survey of Persia during the immediate post-First World War period combining British diplomatic life high-ranking Persian and foreign officials the Persian Cossack Brigade religious festivals archaeological monuments Islamic architecture mountain travel ethnographic subjects and sporting expeditions in a single contemporary record. hardcover
1890réf. 146641890. Hand painted Persian textile depicting Shah Abbas I nineteenth century a monumental example of Qajar period revivalist visual culture that reinterprets Safavid imperial iconography to articulate Persian kingship martial virtue and historical memory. Centered on one of the most mythologized rulers in Iranian history the composition presents a continuous figural narrative in which Shah Abbas I appears mounted on horseback in a royal hunt sword drawn as he confronts a lion while turbaned cavalry attendants bearing spears observe. A secondary vignette shows the Shah pursuing a wild boar reinforcing long standing Persian associations between sovereignty mastery over nature and military prowess. Rendered in a frontal highly legible style with flattened perspective and rhythmic repetition the imagery translates the visual language of Persian manuscript illustration into large scale textile form reflecting nineteenth century Qajar engagement with earlier Safavid models of centralized authority and dynastic legitimacy. Hand painted Persian figural textile. Qajar period nineteenth century. Approximately 117.5 x 51 inches 9.8 x 4.25 feet. The upper register introduces a martial tableau of Persian warriors confronting Indian soldiers mounted on elephants imagery that evokes enduring visual memory of imperial expansion and recalls narratives associated with Nader Shah's eighteenth century campaigns against the Mughal Empire. In the Qajar period particularly in the later nineteenth century Safavid rulers such as Shah Abbas were repeatedly invoked across painting lacquer and textile production as symbols of national continuity and restored sovereignty. This textile operates within that historicist framework layering Safavid royal imagery with later martial memory to construct a composite vision of Persian power across centuries. Minor edge tears including one approximately 1 inch and three approximately 3 inches within the border and along the edge not affecting the central figural imagery; colors remain bold and composition visually strong. Overall condition: very good. unknown
1890réf. 146641890. Hand painted Persian textile depicting Shah Abbas I nineteenth century a monumental example of Qajar period revivalist visual culture that reinterprets Safavid imperial iconography to articulate Persian kingship martial virtue and historical memory. Centered on one of the most mythologized rulers in Iranian history the composition presents a continuous figural narrative in which Shah Abbas I appears mounted on horseback in a royal hunt sword drawn as he confronts a lion while turbaned cavalry attendants bearing spears observe. A secondary vignette shows the Shah pursuing a wild boar reinforcing long standing Persian associations between sovereignty mastery over nature and military prowess. Rendered in a frontal highly legible style with flattened perspective and rhythmic repetition the imagery translates the visual language of Persian manuscript illustration into large scale textile form reflecting nineteenth century Qajar engagement with earlier Safavid models of centralized authority and dynastic legitimacy. Hand painted Persian figural textile. Qajar period nineteenth century. Approximately 117.5 x 51 inches 9.8 x 4.25 feet. The upper register introduces a martial tableau of Persian warriors confronting Indian soldiers mounted on elephants imagery that evokes enduring visual memory of imperial expansion and recalls narratives associated with Nader Shah's eighteenth century campaigns against the Mughal Empire. In the Qajar period particularly in the later nineteenth century Safavid rulers such as Shah Abbas were repeatedly invoked across painting lacquer and textile production as symbols of national continuity and restored sovereignty. This textile operates within that historicist framework layering Safavid royal imagery with later martial memory to construct a composite vision of Persian power across centuries. Minor edge tears including one approximately 1 inch and three approximately 3 inches within the border and along the edge not affecting the central figural imagery; colors remain bold and composition visually strong. Overall condition: very good. unknown books
1671réf. 16086Lyon, Jean Thioly, 1671 ; in-12 ; demi-veau havane pastiche du XVIIIe, tranches marbrées, dos décoré et doré, pièce de titre ; (28), titre, Épître, Préface, 481, (17) pp.
1835réf. PHO-1982Paris, Bellizard, Barthes, Dufour et Lowell ; Londres, Bossange, Barthes et Lowell ; Saint-Petersbourg, Fd. Bellizard et Cie, 1835-1844. 18 volumes de texte in-8 et un atlas in-folio. TEXTE : 18 volumes in-8, relié demi basane et coins moderne, dos lisse orné avec pièces d’auteur, titre et tomaison noires, frottements et épidermures, défauts d’usage, rousseurs dans le texte, tampon et étiquette du relieur. ATLAS : Paris. Bellizard, Dufour etc. 1844. Imprimé chez Thierry Frères. Demi basane et coins à long grain grenat, dos à nerfs avec titre et auteur, In-folio (520x345mm), IV-82pp.-40 planches, il est composé du Commentaire sur l’Atlas de l’Empire Ottoman, d'une liste des cartes, d'une carte générale de l'Empire Ottoman (690x550mm), de 22 cartes particulières (dont une sur 2 feuilles) (815x850), de 13 plans de batailles ou de siège, et de 4 plans de villes dont un grand plan dépliant de Constantinople (690x670mm), le plan de Vienne est en 2 états, par G. Heck et Plée et gravé par U. Muschani, roussurs éparses, 2 cartes uniformément brunies avec réparations, mouillure claire en marge, tache sur les 16 premiers feuillets en tête et en fin d’ouvrage en pied. Provenance : collection de S.A.R. le Prince Osman Ibrahim d'Égypte (1951-2025), fils de S.A.R. le Prince Amr Ibrahim d'Égypte et de S.A.I. la Princesse Nejla Hibetullah Sultan (Necla Osmanoğlu) de Turquie, petite-fille du dernier calife Abdulmejid II et du sultan Mehmed VI, avec sa marque au tampon.
1800réf. MEE1104Persia: undated pre-1800. 1800. 11.25 x 7.5 inches. ca. 228 leaves Written mostly in old Farsi with some Arabic marginal notes. With one leaf f. 66 illuminated on upper quadrant another 2 leaves with a penciled sketch where an illumination was planned but never completed ff. 108 170. There are numerous decorative motifs of flowers throughout the manuscript. Each leaf is variously partitioned perhaps suggestive of a garden! in this case with flowers adorning most leaves. Binding style suggests 18-19th centuries. Bound in Islamic style Ottoman period full Turkey morocco with elaborate gilt rule corner and centre ornamental flourishes with leather flap; some minor repairs to the sides of the binding are evident when examined closely. MANUSCRIPT OF SAADI' GOLESTAN THE GREAT PERSIAN POET: ORIGINAL COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL PERSIAN POETS SA'ADI OF SHIRAZI. The calligraphic style and the binding are suggestive of the 16th or 17th century. This piece is embellished with numerous leaves many of which are decorated by hand with small compartments of flowers each realized from the title of Sa'adi's Gulistan Golestan Flower Garden of Sa'adi. Sa'adi is "probably the single most influential work of prose in the Persian tradition completed in 1258 by Mosarref-al-Din Mole known as Shaikh Sa'di of Shiraz." – Encyclopaedia Iranica. The manuscript is mixed with both poetry and stories or narratives along with a moral as well as some commentaries. PROVENANCE: Signed Kiffin Yates Rockwell 1892–1916 later label of: Kiffin Ayres Rockwell Beloit Wisconsin June 28 1942. Kiffin Yates Rockwell was a World War I fighter pilot and the first American to shoot down an enemy aircraft in WWI. He shot down a German pilot. Thus the manuscript is clearly in the United States and kept there since before 1942. "Kiffin Yates Rockwell the youngest son of James Chester and Loula Ayres Rockwell." see below. What may clear up some confusion here is that there are at least two persons with this name and there may be three. Kiffin Ayres Rockwell II or III Oct. 8 1917-Jan. 27 1998 who served in the air force in Korea is buried in Black Mountain North Carolina. Sa'adi opens with poems of Sa'eb of Tabriz a Safavid poet of Indian style of poetry added to the text. "Back of the shell kingly gems are orphans." undated [pre-1800]. hardcover
1800réf. MEE1104Persia: undated pre-1800. 1800. 11.25 x 7.5 inches. ca. 228 leaves Written mostly in old Farsi with some Arabic marginal notes. With one leaf f. 66 illuminated on upper quadrant another 2 leaves with a penciled sketch where an illumination was planned but never completed ff. 108 170. There are numerous decorative motifs of flowers throughout the manuscript. Each leaf is variously partitioned perhaps suggestive of a garden! in this case with flowers adorning most leaves. Binding style suggests 18-19th centuries. Bound in Islamic style Ottoman period full Turkey morocco with elaborate gilt rule corner and centre ornamental flourishes with leather flap; some minor repairs to the sides of the binding are evident when examined closely. MANUSCRIPT OF SAADI' GOLESTAN THE GREAT PERSIAN POET: ORIGINAL COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL PERSIAN POETS SA'ADI OF SHIRAZI. The calligraphic style and the binding are suggestive of the 16th or 17th century. This piece is embellished with numerous leaves many of which are decorated by hand with small compartments of flowers each realized from the title of Sa'adi's Gulistan Golestan Flower Garden of Sa'adi. Sa'adi is "probably the single most influential work of prose in the Persian tradition completed in 1258 by Mosarref-al-Din Mole known as Shaikh Sa'di of Shiraz." – Encyclopaedia Iranica. The manuscript is mixed with both poetry and stories or narratives along with a moral as well as some commentaries. PROVENANCE: Signed Kiffin Yates Rockwell 1892–1916 later label of: Kiffin Ayres Rockwell Beloit Wisconsin June 28 1942. Kiffin Yates Rockwell was a World War I fighter pilot and the first American to shoot down an enemy aircraft in WWI. He shot down a German pilot. Thus the manuscript is clearly in the United States and kept there since before 1942. "Kiffin Yates Rockwell the youngest son of James Chester and Loula Ayres Rockwell." see below. What may clear up some confusion here is that there are at least two persons with this name and there may be three. Kiffin Ayres Rockwell II or III Oct. 8 1917-Jan. 27 1998 who served in the air force in Korea is buried in Black Mountain North Carolina. Sa'adi opens with poems of Sa'eb of Tabriz a Safavid poet of Indian style of poetry added to the text. "Back of the shell kingly gems are orphans." undated [pre-1800]. hardcover books
réf. 9075Paris, NRF, 1975. 28 x 20 cm, 33 pp.-[3] ff. Relié plein box marron glacé orné dun listel vertical central et de deux triangles obtus dont la base repose sur lextérieur, mosaïqués ton sur ton, de part et dautre de laxe central décor inversé formé de 2 listels bruns verticaux sur lesquels saccroche un double cercle de même couleur englobant le sommet du triangle, doublures et gardes de daim gris, tranches dorées sur témoins, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise demi-box gris, étui (reliure signée P.L. Martin, 1977). Étui légèrement sali, une trace légère sur le premier plat sinon exemplaire en très bel état dans une somptueuse reliure mosaïquée de Pierre-Lucien Martin. Édition originale, un des 55 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande Van Gelder (suivi par 105 ex. sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre). Provenance : Irène et Robert Delmas (ex-libris contrecollé sur la page de garde). Réf. : Catalogue de vente Bibliothèque Robert et Irène Delmas, Étude Couturier Nicolay, Drouot, 4 et 5 mars 1985, première partie, n° 247. Le catalogue mentionnait erronément 50 ex. sur Hollande.
réf. 9075Paris, NRF, 1975. 28 x 20 cm, 33 pp.-[3] ff. Relié plein box marron glacé orné dun listel vertical central et de deux triangles obtus dont la base repose sur lextérieur, mosaïqués ton sur ton, de part et dautre de laxe central décor inversé formé de 2 listels bruns verticaux sur lesquels saccroche un double cercle de même couleur englobant le sommet du triangle, doublures et gardes de daim gris, tranches dorées sur témoins, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise demi-box gris, étui (reliure signée P.L. Martin, 1977). Étui légèrement sali, une trace légère sur le premier plat sinon exemplaire en très bel état dans une somptueuse reliure mosaïquée de Pierre-Lucien Martin. Édition originale, un des 55 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande Van Gelder (suivi par 105 ex. sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre). Provenance : Irène et Robert Delmas (ex-libris contrecollé sur la page de garde). Réf. : Catalogue de vente Bibliothèque Robert et Irène Delmas, Étude Couturier Nicolay, Drouot, 4 et 5 mars 1985, première partie, n° 247. Le catalogue mentionnait erronément 50 ex. sur Hollande.
1885réf. 143011885. Iran Art Qajar School Lovers in Embrace gouache painting on paper nineteenth century represents the courtly aesthetic erotic refinement and dynastic visual language that defined Persian painting under Qajar rule. The composition situates a princely male figure and his adorned companion in intimate embrace reinforcing themes of aristocratic leisure romanticized sovereignty and elite identity in Qajar Iran. The work supports research in Persian court painting gender representation in Islamic art Qajar costume and regalia and nineteenth century Iranian material culture. Persian Qajar gouache on paper with gold illuminated border. Depicts a young prince wearing blue and gold coat and karakul headgear embracing female companion adorned with tiara and pearls. Floral and animal illuminated margins including deer and monkeys. Image size 18.5 x 11 inches. The prince's distinctive headgear confirms Qajar rather than Zand period attribution aligning the work with the heightened stylization and opulent textile rendering characteristic of nineteenth century Tehran ateliers. Comparable compositions appear in Qajar painting traditions associated with artists such as Mohammad Sadiq whose courtly embrace scenes similarly emphasize costume detail glassware and staged intimacy as markers of refinement. The illuminated border populated by floral and animal motifs situates the lovers within a cosmological and decorative framework typical of Qajar manuscript aesthetics adapted to single-sheet painting. Minor browning to margins and discreet restoration to verso margins not affecting image. Very good. A refined example of Qajar visual culture centered on dynastic elegance and performative intimacy. unknown
1885réf. 143011885. Iran Art Qajar School Lovers in Embrace gouache painting on paper nineteenth century represents the courtly aesthetic erotic refinement and dynastic visual language that defined Persian painting under Qajar rule. The composition situates a princely male figure and his adorned companion in intimate embrace reinforcing themes of aristocratic leisure romanticized sovereignty and elite identity in Qajar Iran. The work supports research in Persian court painting gender representation in Islamic art Qajar costume and regalia and nineteenth century Iranian material culture. Persian Qajar gouache on paper with gold illuminated border. Depicts a young prince wearing blue and gold coat and karakul headgear embracing female companion adorned with tiara and pearls. Floral and animal illuminated margins including deer and monkeys. Image size 18.5 x 11 inches. The prince's distinctive headgear confirms Qajar rather than Zand period attribution aligning the work with the heightened stylization and opulent textile rendering characteristic of nineteenth century Tehran ateliers. Comparable compositions appear in Qajar painting traditions associated with artists such as Mohammad Sadiq whose courtly embrace scenes similarly emphasize costume detail glassware and staged intimacy as markers of refinement. The illuminated border populated by floral and animal motifs situates the lovers within a cosmological and decorative framework typical of Qajar manuscript aesthetics adapted to single-sheet painting. Minor browning to margins and discreet restoration to verso margins not affecting image. Very good. A refined example of Qajar visual culture centered on dynastic elegance and performative intimacy. unknown books
1672réf. 22109Florentia [Florence] sub signo Stelle 1672 pet. in-4 dérelié, conservé dans un étui-chemise demi-veau marron à l'imitation, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre rouge en long, petites restaurations, léger manque de papier et tache d'encre au second feuillet, corrections manuscrites
1729Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary fine quarter leather binding. Five raised bands to spine, second gilt title as "Tarih-i seyyâh", others gilt decorations. Brown boards are embossed decoratively. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [12], 194 p. Hegira: 1142 = Gregorian: 1729. Slightly wear on colophon and the first page. Otherwise a good copy. Extremely uncommon first Ottoman edition printed in the first printing house of the Islamic world as the third Islamic incunabula, of this eye witness and first-hand account, and one of the most important chronicles describing the history of late Safavid Iran in the 18th century, the Iranian invasion of Afghanistan and the siege and the fall of Isfahan in 1722 written by Kruzinski who was a Polish Jesuit missionary served in the Persia in the early 18th century. In 1720 he was nominated advocate general of the mission in Persia and became the secretary to the Bishop of Isfahan. Krusinski himself, however, claimed later on that he is not only the author but also the translator of this work. As a chronicle, this is a history of Iran under the Safavids from 1499 up to 1727 with a special focus on the 1722 Afghan invasion that terminated the Safavid dynasty. "His account of the conditions and events preceding and during the siege and the subsequent demise of the Safavids is unique. It also offers key insights into the workings of the late Safavid state and government as well as the functions of the royal harem." (Bloomsbury). Translated and expanded by Ibrahim Müteferrika of Kruzinski's Latin manuscript written in 1726 in Istanbul and entitled "Historia revolutionis monarchia Persica". The book was first published in Italian, French, and English translations, in Rome (1727), Paris (1728), and London (1728). The founder of the legendary first printing house in the Islamic world, Ibrahim Müteferrika (1674-1745), was the editor and translator of this book. Ceridehâne [i.e. Journal House] Printing House is the successor of the Müteferrika Press in the early 19th century. "The book is a Turkish translation of the history of Iran written in Latin by the Jesuit missionary Judas (Jan) Tadeusz Krusinski (1675-1751). The work, whose title can be translated as 'A voyager's description on the apparition of the Afghans and on the reasons of the Safavid Empire being undermined', focuses on the Afghan invasion of 1722 which led to the fall of the Safavid dynasty, but also offers an overview on the historical processes of early 18th-century Safavid Iran. The publication of this work was made actual not only by the vicinity of Iran to the Ottoman Empire but also by the historical turn reorganizing the relations of power in the region and triggering the intervention of the Ottomans as well. This may have been the reason that among the first Turkish incunabula this was the work published in the highest number of copies. This publication also offers an early example of copyright disputes, as Krusinski considered the Turkish translation as his own work, while Müteferrika, who does not mention his name in the printed version, suggests himself to be the translator". (Source: The Mysterious Printer Ibrahim Muteferrika and the Beginnings of Turkish Book Printing: Library of Hungarian Academy of Sciences Online). The workshop of Müteferrika began its historical mission in 1728. They published 17 works in 22 volumes. The printing house served as a means to the long-term goal of Müteferrika, his efforts to broaden the horizon and modernize the knowledge of Ottoman society and Islamic civilization. This is evidenced by the subjects of the books selected for publishing, the motivations put forth in the publisher's introductions, as well as by the documents illuminating the background of the publication of each book, also published in print. One of 1200 copies. OCLC: 312516053 (For printed copies: Two copies).; Özege: 19897.
1600réf. 007144Iran 1600. No Binding. Good. Single illuminated manuscript leaf on paper size: 325 x 195 mmwith a finely executed polychrome miniature painting to the recto and extensive Arabic text in elegant nasta'liq script to recto and verso. The miniature depicts a courtly or diplomatic episode set within an outdoor encampment: nobles and attendants converse amid a flowering landscape tents and a richly ornamented pavilion while mounted and standing figures animate the surrounding scene. The composition is balanced and spacious with refined figure modeling luminous pigments and discreet use of gold. The text is Arabic laid out in black ink with red rubrication comprising religious prose with numerous citations of Prophetic Hadith and moral exhortations likely from a devotional or ethical anthology widely copied in Safavid Iran. The miniature executed in a refined Safavid court style illustrates a courtly gathering and reflects the period's practice of adorning religous manuscripts with secular imagery. In overall good condition for an early 17th century manuscript leaf. Paper gently toned with scattered marginal wear; small edge chipping not affecting the miniature or main text panels. Pigments remain fresh and vibrant with no significant losses or flaking. Text is clear and legible throughout. Expected handling wear consistent with a dispersed manuscript. Arabic religious manuscripts with Safavid painting of this quality scale and subject are increasingly rare on the market. Ships unmounted and unframed unknown
1928réf. ABC_50475Iran 1928. Oblong album 24.5 x 29.6 cm. Mid-19th-century bright blue faux-leather the front board features a pictorial on-lay within a rectangular frame the illustration depicts a young woman in traditional costume holding a large ceramic vessel. The joints are laced through onto 2 supports. With 19 black and white photographs ca. 23.1 x 17.1 cm on thick dark blue/black paper. 9 ll. Collection of 19 engineering photographs taken in Iran dating from ca. 1928 to 1930 CE. The majority of the images are annotated with the year 1308 AH 1929-1930 CE while only photograph 7 is dated 1307 AH 1928-1929 CE.The album documents large-scale engineering works and urban modernisation in Iran during the early years of the Pahlavi dynasty 1925-1941 under Reza Shah Pahlavi 1878-1944. In this period cities such as Tabriz underwent significant restructuring and infrastructural development as part of broader state-led reforms.The photographs depict surveying activities including measuring instruments mounted on tripods uniformed officials and extensive reconstruction works. Several photographs are identifiable as views of Tabriz including the development of the Gaji Gate Darb-e Gajil in December 1929 Ahrap Ahrab Street and Munjam Street under construction. Other views show street levelling and widening works illustrating the transformation of older urban quarters into broader modern thoroughfares.Further noteworthy subjects include railway works and one photograph taken in Jafarabad shows several men wearing a combination of traditional clothing including papakha-style headgear and Western clothing reflecting the broader cultural transition of the period. The present work therefore stands as an informative visual record of early 20th-century Iranian engineering urban renewal and state modernisation.With some glue staining to the dark blue paper on several pages. A few photographs show minor marginal wear not affecting the images themselves. The final photograph is not mounted on the album paper but on a separate piece of card and is loosely inserted. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Tofigh Kouzehkanani & Zelef "Towards extroverted urbanism: Haussmannization and building a new urban identity in Tabriz 1925-1942" ITU AZ 22 3 2025 pp. 559-577 hardcover
réf. 1A collection belonging to the Shah of Iran featuring an album containing 94 original silver nitrate photographs taken during his visit to Egypt for his marriage to Princess Fawzia The album measures approximately 50 cm in length. The collection also includes rare wedding invitation cards the official visit programme and additional original photographs
Amsterdam & Leipzig, chez Arkstée & Merkus, 1743 - T. IIII- E.O. - 1 volume In-4 - 1/2 Reliure, Plats velin de réemploi (d'époque) - Epitre dédicatoire (4), Plan de l'ouvrage (4), Préface (62), 574 pages - rousseurs éparses -La préface comprend les de longueur, a nglaises, Grecques, Romaines dans l'Ecriture, les Monnaies (14 pages) - envoi rapide et soigné. Taduction française de l'ouvrage de ...... Vers 1730, on publia les premiers numéros d'une vaste entreprise littéraire, proposée par souscription dont le plan avait été dressé par M. Sale, habile dans les langues orientales : c'était une histoire universelle de tous les peuples du monde. Comme cet ouvrage obtenait peu de succès, les propriétaires, ayant appris que Psalmanazar avait dirigé ses études sur l'histoire ancienne, lui proposèrent de coopérer à cette entreprise. Il y consentit, à condition que l'ouvrage soit rédigé dans un tout autre esprit et que les écritures saintes soient prises pour base. Dès que Psalmanazar eut mis à jour les volumes dont il était l'auteur, le nombre des souscripteurs augmenta considérablement. Il s'y consacra jusqu'à sa mort en 1763. Cette compilation eu un très grand succès. Elle contient notamment l'histoire des Juifs, des Celtes, l'histoire ancienne de la Grèce, de l'Espagne, l'histoire des anciens Empires de Nicée et de Trébizonde, les histoires des Germains et des Gaulois, l'histoire de Thèbes et de Corinthe, la retraite des dix-mille pour la partie ancienne;...."L'histoire ancienne est plus estimée que la moderne". Brunet III -212....
