Le bruyn corneille (13 resultados)

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Leather. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First collected French edition of de Bruyn's travels. Five large quarto volumes (each 8 x 9.75 inches) bound in period calf, which is slightly rubbed. Spine in 6 compartments, with gilt faded and some chipping to the heads and tails. Compete with 648, 565, 520, 522, and 498 pp. The excellent engraved illustrations include two allegorical frontispieces, 5 maps (of which 4 are folding) and 84 plates (of which 12 are folding), showing costumes, especially of Greek and Turkish women, views of monuments and historical sites, scenes of everyday life, fauna and flora. de Bruyn (1656-1726/7) was a Dutch artist and traveller, who undertook two major journeys to Asia. This is the first collected edition of de Bruyn's voyages to the Middle East, Russia, and the East Indies augmented by accounts not included in the earlier editions. On his first trip, from 1684 to 1693, de Bruyn visited Rome before traveling through the Ottoman territories of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. Illustrations include the first pictures of the interior of the great pyramid that were widely circulated in Europe, as well as views of Cairo, Alexandria, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. During his second tour, starting in 1701, de Bruyn travelled to Moscow, visited the Samoyeds in norther Russia, and sailed down the Volga to Astrakhan. Leaving Russia for Persia, de Bruyn made drawings of Isfahan and the ruins of Persepolis, destroyed by Alexander the Great, which were widely praised in Europe. From there, he continued to Java (Indonesia) which was then part of the Dutch east Indies, before ultimately returning to the Netherlands. His publications are regarded as some of the best illustrated works on the Levant. …

24,4x17,3 cm., 5 volumi, pp.(16) 648 (12), (2) 565 (13), (6) 520 (12), (2) 522 (12), (2) 498 (14). Cornelis de Bruijn (1656-1726/1727) fu un pittore e viaggiatore olandese che intraprese due importanti viaggi in Asia, visitando il Medio Oriente, la Russia, e il Sud-Est Asiatico. Bellissima opera con 91 tavole incise (Volume 1: 14 tavole (1 ritratto e 2 ripiegate), volume 2: 18 tavole (3 ripiegate). Volume 3: 16 tavole (4 ripiegate). Volume 4: 30 tavole (7 ripiegate). Volume 5: 13 tavole), strappo e piccola mancanza a pagina 153 del quinto volume. Legatura coeva in piena pelle marmorizzata, con 5 nervi, fregi al dorso, tassello, titoli oro al dorso, tagli rossi, ex libris, guardie marmorizzate, segnacolo in seta verde.…

Recent ¼ calf with matching marbled boards. Spine with 5 raised bands, spine with gilt voyage related gilt decoration, with red Morocco labels on 2 and 3. Front and end papers renewed. Edges darkened., Volumes I and II contain the travels to the Levant from 1674-1693 describing Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, etc. with fine views of Constantinople, Cairo, Alexandria, Persepolis, and Jerusalem. Volumes III to V comprise his second travels from 1701-1708 to the north of Russia, Moscow, Persia, and India., Size : 4to., Title in red and black. With portrait, 4 maps, 85 illustrations and views.First collected edition. This edition is improved by accounts not included in the earlier editions. , Volume : 5 Volumes., References : Blackmer 225; Brunet III, 911; Cohen-deRicci 610. Minor browning, maps and plates are clean.With library stamps on the title page and the following page. Ink signature on the title page. …

Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. French text. A travelogue through Russia and the mideast by the Dutch artist and traveler. Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 14.2 lb. Good plus, moderate foxing and light scattered dampstains - mostly marginal, maps have some tears with no loss and some dampstains, otherwise very good in attractive and sturdy modern bindings. . Portrait frontis plus 84 engraved plates 11 of which are folding, 4 (of 5?) folding maps, one bound in and the others loose and laid in. 4to., 25x19 cm. [12], 638, [12]; [2], 565, [12]; [6], 5420, [12]; [2], 522, [12]; [2], 498, [14] pp. Modern full brown leather, blind ruled borders, gilt spine titles, red marbled endpapers.…

Contemporary speckled calf, rebacked expertly, spine with 6 raised bands, title in gilt on two, spine with decorative gilt motifs, speckled red edges., Text in French.Cornelis de Bruyn (1652?1726/7) was a Dutch artist and traveler. He made two large tours and published illustrated books with his observations of people, buildings, plants and animals. During his first tour, he visited Rome, where he became a member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname Adonis, which is how he signed the bent brief of Abraham Genoels II. He travelled in Egypt and climbed to the top of a pyramid where he left his signature. De Bruijn made secret drawings of Jerusalem, then part of the Ottoman Empire. His drawings of Palmyra are copies. De Bruijn reached Cyprus and stayed among the Dutch merchants in Smyrna and Constantinople. From 1684 he worked in Venice with the painter Johann Carl Loth, returning in 1693 to The Hague, where he sold his souvenirs., Size : Folio., Illustrated with 3 folding engraved maps, 274 engraved plates on 108 folding sheets (numbered 1-260 plus 14 unnumbered), 44 engraved illustrations in text, lacking binder's leaf at end of vol.2.Title in red and black, with engraved publisher?s imprint. Engraved frontispiece by Bernard Picart; portrait of the author engraved by G. Valck after Godfrey Kneller. This is a marvelous account of LeBrun?s journey through Moscow, Persia, India, Sri Lanka, and the East Indies. The copious illustrations depict the people, costumes, landscapes, cityscapes, ancient ruins, flora, fauna, and other important subjects of Russia, the Middle East and the Far East. , Volume : In two volumes., Ex-Libris of Robert J. Hayhurts and a contemporary ink inscription of Charles de Glimes de Brabant on the upper verso. , References : Brunet III:911; Cohen-deRicci 610. A handsome and clean copy of this important account of De Bruyn's voyage to Russia, Persia, India, and Java, which includes large folding panoramas of Moscow and Isfahan and many plates on animals and plants.…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condición: Muy bien. 1 edition.2 vols in one.Folio.Portrait,Frontispiece,Preface,3 double page maps,59 double page engravings,17 folding engravings,39 full page,44 engravings half page.468 pgs. original dark brown calf,joints rubbed.A fine copy of one of the most important travellers account of the XVII century.Le Bruyn departed from Holland in 1701 to Archangel.After a short stay he got under way to Moscow where he stayed for a year.During 1703 he started a long trip from Moscow to Persia where he first stayed one year at Isfahan and 3 monthes at Persepolis.This let him to take drawings of the Cuneiform inscriptions and reliefs.Finally departed to Dutch Indies in 1705 returning to Holland in 1708.Le Bruyn is also well known for his travel to the Levant published some years later and largely illustrated. Provenance: Clotz collection.Christies 1994.…

Magnifica veduta di Smyrna in Turchia, con navi in primo piano. Incisione in rame su carta vergata a mano mm 278 x 986. Tratta dalla prima edizione francese di "Voyage au Levant c'est a dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie Mineure dans les Isles de Chio, de Rhodes, de Chypre &c., de meme que dans les plus considerables villes d'Egypte, de Syrie, et de la Terre Sainte."; líopera fu pubblicata per la prima volta in olandese nel 1698 col titolo "Reizen door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asiaî. Nel 1702 apparve anche un'edizione inglese. Cornelis de Bruijn fu un artista e viaggiatore olandese. CompÏ due grandi viaggi e pubblicÚ libri illustrati con le sue osservazioni di persone, edifici, piante e animali. Conosciuto soprattutto come paesaggista, viaggiÚ molto fin da giovane a Vienna, poi a Roma, quindi a Smirne, Costantinopoli, Egitto, Gerusalemme, Siria, Libano e Turchia. Ovunque andasse, Le Bruyn ritraeva le scene che lo circondavano; era particolarmente interessato ai luoghi dell'antichit? o di interesse storico, e le sue sono le prime immagini dell'interno di una piramide e di Gerusalemme ad essere ampiamente disponibili per gli occidentali. Dopo un soggiorno di otto anni a Venezia, Le Bruyn tornÚ all'Aia nel 1693 per pubblicare questo primo libro. Dal 1701 iniziÚ un secondo viaggio in Russia e in Persia. Bellíesemplare ben inchiostrato, lievissime tracce di aloni al marg. sin. Antichi strappetti restaurati profesionalmente alle pieghe dei marg. Nr.cat: MG_0419.…

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1725 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 553 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 553.…

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