Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding 1788
Claude-Etienne Savary
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- Sobre la obra de arteBrieven over Egypte.
Amsterdam, Martinus de Bruyn, 1788-1789. 3 volumes. 8vo. With 4 numbered engraved folding plates, including maps of Egypt and northern Egypt, a plan of Alexandria, and a cross-section of the Great pyramid. Contemporary mottled calf, richly gold-tooled spines and binding edges.
Surprisingly rare first and only edition of the Dutch translation of a collection of literary letters published after Savary's travels in Egypt (1777/79). Claude Étienne Savary (1750-1788) was a French Arabic scholar and traveller, known for his translation of the Quran and his posthumously published Arabic grammar. The letters provide, in a polished literary style, a broad overview of the country, treating its rich history, (historical) inhabitants, agriculture, trade, politics, religion, etc. The first two volumes detail his travels, while the third is pure didactic and treats Egyptian mythology, etc. "Savary was the first Frenchman to cite Arabic texts in a work of this nature, and indeed his knowledge of Arabic served him well in his travels at a time when there were many difficulties for the European explorer in Egypt" (Blackmer)
Only the flyleaves and title-pages are slightly foxed, otherwise in very good condition, nearly untrimmed. Bindings only slightly rubbed along the hinges, otherwise very good and attractive bindings.
STCN (2 copies); WorldCat (4 copies, incl. 2 the same); cf. Blackmer 1492/977; Gay 1622; Howgego, to 1800, S53. - Sobre el artistaClaude-Étienne Savary (1750, Vitré - 1788) fue un orientalista, pionero de la egiptología y viajero, conocido por su traducción del Corán y su gramática árabe publicada póstumamente. Sus Lettres sur l'Égypte (Cartas sobre Egipto), publicadas en París en 1785-1786, proporcionan, en un estilo literario pulido, una amplia descripción del país, tratando su rica historia, habitantes (históricos), agricultura, comercio, política. , religión, etc. Los dos primeros volúmenes detallan sus viajes, mientras que el tercero es puramente didáctico y trata la mitología egipcia, etc. La traducción holandesa Brieven over Egypte se publicó en Amsterdam en 1788 y 1789 en tres volúmenes. Tras partir hacia Egipto en 1776, Savary se quedó en Alejandría, Rosette y El Cairo y visitó varias islas griegas. Las cartas de Savary son uno de los primeros relatos literarios de viajes a Egipto. Otras publicaciones de su mano: Le Coran, traduit de l'arabe (Paris / Amsterdam / Leyde, 1782-1783), Morale de Mahomet (Paris, 1784), Lettres sur la Grèce, faisant suite de celles de l'Égypte (Paris , 1788) (que describe particularmente las islas de Rodas y Creta), Grammaire de la langue arabe vulgaire et littérale (París, 1813, obra póstuma).
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