[Ottoman Empire] CHALCONDYLE, Laonicus Histoire generale des Turcs [...] traduite par Blaise de Vigenaire, avec les illustrations du mesme autheur. Et continuée jusques en l'an M.DC.XII par Thomas Artus; et en cette édition, par le Sieur de Mezeray, jusques en l'année De plus, l'histoire du serail par le sieur Baudier [...], mise du latin en françois, par ledit Sieur de Mezeray. Tome premier [- second]. Paris, A. Courbé, 2 vol., folio: [incl. engr. title]-[= 905]-[pp.; [incl. engr. title]-204-[12], [4]-89-[3], 85-[pp., ff., [65]-116-[pp., [= 274]-[col., 2 pl. (browning, dampstaining and soiling, some foxing, vol. I: upper left corner of engr. title missing, sm. hole due to oxidation in pp. 179-a few tears in margins, one extending in text on pp. 206-207). Contemp. blind-stamped vellum, in a not so good condition (vol. I: front cover loose and spine with def., vol. II: 1 joint part. split, soiled and corners rubbed for both). Later collected edition with additions by Th. Artus (first based on the French translation of the Latin text by Blaise de Vigenère (1523-1596). This ed. contains many further additions to Chalcondyle's original text (ca. 1423-ca. by François de Mezeray (1610-bringing the history up to date ((Atabey). With 2 engr. titles, 1 folded map "La ville de Constantinople", 1 double-page engr. pl. "Portraict de l'armée de l'empereur Turc rangée en bataille", fine engr. vignette portraits of Turkish rulers (in vol. I and 5 in vol. II), full-page engr. plates of portraits of religious figures, characters and costumes (depicting fine costumes of Turkish warriors, noblemen, a Turkish cook as well as local costumes of Malta, Adrianople, Algiers etc.) and full-page engr. plates of emblems. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials throughout. Ref. Atabey - Hamilton (ext. descript.). - Blackmer
[Ottoman Empire] CHALCONDYLE, Laonicus Histoire generale des Turcs [...] traduite par Blaise de Vigenaire, avec les illustrations du mesme autheur. Et continuée jusques en l'an M.DC.XII par Thomas Artus; et en cette édition, par le Sieur de Mezeray, jusques en l'année De plus, l'histoire du serail par le sieur Baudier [...], mise du latin en françois, par ledit Sieur de Mezeray. Tome premier [- second]. Paris, A. Courbé, 2 vol., folio: [incl. engr. title]-[= 905]-[pp.; [incl. engr. title]-204-[12], [4]-89-[3], 85-[pp., ff., [65]-116-[pp., [= 274]-[col., 2 pl. (browning, dampstaining and soiling, some foxing, vol. I: upper left corner of engr. title missing, sm. hole due to oxidation in pp. 179-a few tears in margins, one extending in text on pp. 206-207). Contemp. blind-stamped vellum, in a not so good condition (vol. I: front cover loose and spine with def., vol. II: 1 joint part. split, soiled and corners rubbed for both). Later collected edition with additions by Th. Artus (first based on the French translation of the Latin text by Blaise de Vigenère (1523-1596). This ed. contains many further additions to Chalcondyle's original text (ca. 1423-ca. by François de Mezeray (1610-bringing the history up to date ((Atabey). With 2 engr. titles, 1 folded map "La ville de Constantinople", 1 double-page engr. pl. "Portraict de l'armée de l'empereur Turc rangée en bataille", fine engr. vignette portraits of Turkish rulers (in vol. I and 5 in vol. II), full-page engr. plates of portraits of religious figures, characters and costumes (depicting fine costumes of Turkish warriors, noblemen, a Turkish cook as well as local costumes of Malta, Adrianople, Algiers etc.) and full-page engr. plates of emblems. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials throughout. Ref. Atabey - Hamilton (ext. descript.). - Blackmer
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