T R A V E L S AN D D ISCO V E R IES IN G R EECE AN D THE L E V ANT
Lot. 8044
Starting Price: 1200 €
Hieronymi S.:”Hochste welt und Krieges haupter welche deR Fried-bruchigen Turckischen Hochmuth durch zwey Feld-Zuge in Ungaren also gedemuthiget…mit Kupffertafeln “.Augsburg 1718 First and only edition. Folio 32c21cm,modern binding soiled, complete :engraved frontis, title in red and black [8],71p.and 11 full page folio copper engraved plates, some light marginal scattered water stain, small tears in few leaves, mostly clean and bright, overall almost very good. A Luxurious Imperial publication to celebrate the new Christian triumph against the Turks following the war of 1715-1718. Although the Venetians lost Tinos, the Morea and few other places in Greece in 1715,Austrain intervention in 1716 saved Corfou and Serbia had been totally liberated. Austrian troops arrived in Northern Macedonia in 1717 and the borders were finally fixed in southern Serbia. The 12 Folio copper engravings of battles, naval battles, scenes of conquered cities etc are pieces of art, typical of late baroque style, signed by Jacob Andreas Friedrich the elder (1684-1751),the best German engraver of the first half of 18th century. An impressive Baroque Folio publication, absent from all major collections. Not in Atabey or Blackmer. Extremely rare
Lot. 8045
Starting Price: 600 €
Gaius Plinius Secundus, Jean Hardouin (ed.), “Caii Plinii Secundi Historiae naturalis libri XXXVII”, Paris, typis A.-U. Coustelier, 1723. Small Folio (26 x 39cm). Complete in two (2) Volumes including the Index Primus Geographicus. pp. [30], 790 + 1289, [1]. Including a folding map and 11 full-page engravings of medallions and ancient coins. Wonderful chapter and initial engraved vignettes & ornaments. Contemporary full calf, red edges, spine with raised bands and rich decorations in gilt. External wear along extremities and small losses at corners. Losses of spine upper and lower parts. Occasional spotting inside. Gaius Plinius Secundus is considered one of the foremost authorities on science in ancient Europe. Pliny’s great encyclopedia of nature and art in 37 books, the Historia Naturalis, is the only one of his works that has been preserved. Very scarce edition, edited by the French jesuit & classical scholar Jean Hardouin. On the advice of Jean Garnier, Hardouin edited Pliny, a task that required five years to complete.
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