First edition of this interesting work description the duke Blacas’ collections of Arabic art.<\/p>\n
"Cet ouvrage n'est pas seulement fait pour les personnes vouées par état et par goût aux études orientales. Sous un titre trop modeste, il renferme le tableau méthodique et complet de la religion, des mœurs, des usages et de l'histoire des peuples musulmans" (Quérard).<\/p>\n
A note on the verso of the half-titles indicates that some copies had been distributed under a different title : "Quelques exemplaires de cet ouvrage ont déjà été distribués sous le titre de Description des Monumens musulmans du Cabinet de M. le Duc de Blacas".<\/p>\n
Duke Blacas (1771-1839), friend and protector of Champollion, is one of the founding fathers of the Egyptian section in the Museum in Paris. In the present work, Reinaud describes the personal collection of antiquities of the rich benefactor.<\/p>\n
Very good copy, well preserved in the original printed wrappers, entirely uncut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2 volumes 8vo (239 x 215 mm) 3 unn.ll., pp.III to XV, 400 pp. for volume I; 2 unn.ll., 488 pp., 10 engraved plates for volume II. Original printed wrappers, uncut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":75128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[552],"product_tag":[1254,1450,1400,1402],"class_list":{"0":"post-75135","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-travel","7":"product_tag-arabic","8":"product_tag-first-edition","9":"product_tag-persia","10":"product_tag-turkey","11":"pa_auteur-joseph-toussaint-reinaud-2","12":"pa_type-de-livre-printed-book","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n