Depiction of the Turkish Court – Ferriol & Le Hay, 1719 | 100+ Costume Engravings

Wahreste und neueste Abbildung des Türckischen Hofes by Charles Ferriol is a German translation of the famed 18^th-century survey of Ottoman ceremonial dress and costume. Published in Nuremberg in 1719 and 1721, this work features more than 100 engravings by Jacques le Hay depicting scenes of Turks, Armenians, Jews, and Greeks in official rank, role, and ethnicity. This volume includes the 1721 continuation, all bound in one volume.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wahreste und neueste Abbildung des Türckischen Hofes : welche nach denen Gemählden, so der königliche französische Ambassadeur, Monsr. de Ferriol, seit seiner Gesandtschafft in Constantinopel im Jahr 1707. und 1708
• Author(s): Charles Ferriol
• Illustrator(s): Jacques Le Hay
• Publisher: Nürnberg, zu finden bey Christoph Weigeln; Gedruckt bey Adam Jonathan Felssecker
• Edition: First German Edition, 1719–1721
• Format: (8vo), two volumes
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  8 in x 6 in (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol. 1: [16], 112 pp;
  • Vol. 2: [16], 102 pp (lacking final page)
• Illustrations: 118 engravings
• Contents Include:
  • Both volumes of text
  • 100+ engravings including views of viziers, sultans, military captains, chefs and servants, etc.

Condition:

Good condition. Period leather with minimal edgewear. Text-block secure but hinges cracked and pulling. Second volume lacks last leaf but all plates well preserved.

Why Collect This?

• Contains 100+ costume engravings from 18^th-century Constantinople
• Early visual record of Ottoman court life
• Relevant to collectors of Oriental and Ottoman history

Item Number: #28988