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The present state of the Ottoman Empire [electronic resource] : containing a more accurate and interesting account of the religion, government, military establishment, manners, customs and amusements, of the Turks than any yet extant, including a particular description of the Court and Seraglio of the Grand Signor, and interspersed with many singular and entertaining anecdotes / translated from the French manuscript of Elias Habesci, many years resident at Constantinople, in the service of the Grand Signor.
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- Author/Creator:
- Habesci, Elias.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury Arcadian Library Online - Europe and the Ottoman World
- Standardized Title:
- The present state of the Ottoman empire. Containing a more accurate and interesting account of the religion, government, military establishment. Manners, customs, and amusements, of the Turks than any yet extant, including a particular description of the court and Seraglio of the Grand Signor. And interspersed with many singular and entertaining anecdotes. Translated from the French manuscript of Elias Habesci, many years resident at Constantinople, in the service of the Grand Signor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic civilization--Early works to 1800.
- Islamic civilization.
- Islam--Turkey--Early works to 1800.
- Islam.
- Turkey--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Turkey.
- Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
- Turkey--Politics and government--Early works to 1800.
- Turkey--Religious life and customs--Early works to 1800.
- Penn Provenance:
- Ownership inscription (nineteenth-century) of G.L. Talbot on front endpaper.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, [9], 443 pages)
- Edition:
- First and only edition in English.
- Other Title:
- State of the Ottoman Empire
- Place of Publication:
- London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1784.
- Notes:
- Elias Habesci is an anagram of Sahib-el-Sicia, Arabic for Friend of the Unfortunate, i.e. Alexander Gika.
- Blackmer 770; Weber 772; BL; BN; cf Atabey 548 (first French edition).
- Local Notes:
- Contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt ruled spine, raised bands, upper joint tender at head, red morocco label with gilt lettering.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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