1810 1ed History of EGYPT Abdallatif Arabic Egyptian Alchemy Mythology Medicine

1810 1^ed History of EGYPT Abdallatif Arabic Egyptian Alchemy Mythology Medicine

 

Abdallatif al-Baghdadi was a 12^th-century Arabic historian who is best known for his account of Egypt. In this book, Abdallatif describes many of the pre-Islamic traditions, architecture, and antiquities found in Egypt which help establish chronological details of Egypt’s past. It is also considered to be one of the first works on Egyptology and includes a detailed account of the famine, as well as the famed Egyptian monuments. It also describes animals, plants, social customs, and even notes on alchemy and Egyptian superstitions!

 

This first French edition was edited by Silvestre de Sacy, who also included texts in Arabic along with his own critical commentary and notes. Interestingly, this edition includes an Egyptian periodical entitled ‘État des provinces et des villages de l Égypte’ from 1376. A must see!

 

Item number: #9735

Price: $1950

 

SACY, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de

 

Relation de l’Égypte, par Abd-Allatif, médecin arabe de Bagdad ; suivie de divers extraits d’écrivains orientaux, et d’un État des provinces et des villages de l’Égypte dans le XIVe. siècle : le tout trad. et enrichi de notes historiques et critiques

 

A Paris : De l’Imprimerie impériale, chez Treuttel et Würtz … M. DCCC. X, [1810]. 1^st edition

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [7], viii-xxiv, [1], 2-752, [2]
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~10.75in X 8.25in (27cm x 20.5cm)
• Exceedingly rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at $4,000

 

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