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Ten Centuries of Turkish History
With 41 Woodcut Figures
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[TURKEY/COSTUME] Anonymous. Neu er'etes Amphitheatrum Turcicum, worinnen der kern T'cher geschichten, von grundsetzung ihrer religion und reiches... biss auf die allerneueste und gegenwartige zeiten beschrieben... Erfurt, gedruckt und verlegt von Johann Michael Funcken, 1724.
Rare illustrated history of Turkey, featuring 41 charming woodcuts of costumed military, religious and artisanal figures. The wide-ranging history of the Ottoman Empire and its antecedents begins with the birth of the "devil prophet Muhamed" in the sixth century, and continues up until the date of the work's publication, 1724.
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[FETES / MALLORCA IMPRINTS] Anonymous. Breve noticia de las festivas domostraciones que con el plausible motivo de la real proclamacion del señor don Carlos IV. Hecha en la ciudad de Palma dia 11. de Julio de 1789. Palma de Mallorca, Imprenta Real, 1789.
Extremely rare first and sole edition of this Mallorcan festival book commemorating the festivities held in Palma on the occasion of Charles IV’s accession to the throne.
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[DANCE OF DEATH] Anonymous. ANONYMOUS DRAWING, attributed to Francesco di Giovanni in graphite on verso. c. 1750-1800.
Highly finished preparatory design for a fresco or tapestry connected to the Albani family, whose coat of arms appears under the left-hand arch crowned with a cardinal's hat.
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A Toast to the Host
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[FʔE] Anonymous. Description de la cavalcade, accompagn'de chars de triomphe, qui sera ex't'par les 'liers du college, de la Compagnie de Jesus, ... Brussels, J. Van den Berghen, [1770].
Rare French-language description of the procession marking the 400th anniversary of the Blessed Sacrament organized by the Jesuit College in Brussels, illustrated with five folding plates.
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[Wine/Costumes] Anonymous. Album officiel de la Fête des vignerons. Vevey 1889. Dessins de E. Vullemin d’après les costumes de P. Vallouy Peintre Officiel. Lausanne, F. Payot / Vevey, Loertscher & Fils, Jacot Guillarmod..
Rare souvenir of the famous wine-harvesting festival celebrated in the Swiss resort town of Vevey in August of 1889.
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