Anselm Banduri Imperium orientale sive Antiquitates Constantinopolitanae in quatuor partes distributae. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Mit 2 gestoch. Titelvignetten,

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  Byzanz - Konstantinopel

  Banduri, Anselm

  Imperium orientale sive Antiquitates Constantinopolitanae in quatuor partes distributae. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Mit 2 gestoch. Titelvignetten, 2 großen, mehrfach gefalteten Kupferkarten, 39 Kupfertafeln (davon 30 gef.) sowie 16 teils ganzseitigen Textkupfern. Venedig, Javarina, 1729. 1 Bl., LVI, 1 Bl., 176, 344 S., 26 Bll. Register - 2 Bll., S. 345-709, 4 Bll., 80 S., 6 Bll. Fol. Pgt. d. Zt. mit handschr. RTitel (etwas berieben und fleckig, Ecken bestossen, ohne das vordere Vorsatzblatt).

  Zweite Ausgabe, erstmals 1711 in Paris erschienen. Reich ausgestattetes Werk über Konstantinopel und das byzantinische Kaiserreich. Unter den Illustrationen ein prachtvolles Panorama und eine Vogelschauansicht der Stadt sowie Ansichten des Serail und der berühmten Moscheen. "Banduri has edited his compilation of material on Constantinople from authorities such as Pachymeres, Nicetas Choniates, Theophylactus of Bulgaria etc. He has also reprinted the whole of Pierre Gilles. The long section on antiquities also includes Turkish monuments. An important reference collection" (Blackmer). - Vortitel im Bug mit Papierstreifen alt verstärkt. Vortitel u. hinterer Vorsatz gebräunt, stellenweise geringfügig braun- bzw. wasserfleckig. Vereinzelte Randläsuren. Eine Tafel eingerissen. Insg. innen sauber und gut erhalten.

  Byzantine Empire - Constantinople - With 2 engraved title vignettes, 2 big folding copper plans, 39 copper plates (4 folding, 24 double-paged) and 17 partly full-page copper ills. - Second edition, first published in Paris in 1711. Richly decorated work on Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. Among the illustrations a magnificent panorama and a bird's-eye view of the city as well as views of the Seraglio and the famous mosques. "Banduri has edited his compilation of material on Constantinople from authorities such as Pachymeres, Nicetas Choniates, Theophylactus of Bulgaria etc.. He has also reprinted the whole of Pierre Gilles. The long section on antiquities also includes Turkish monuments. An important reference collection" (Blackmer). - Contemporary vellum with handwritten spine title (somewhat rubbed and stained, corners bumped, endpaper missing). - Half-title reinforced with old paper strip in the gutter. Half-title and back-endpaper browned, occasionally some brownspotting or dampstains. Isolated marginal tears. A plate torn. *

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