Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary
Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding by Claude-Etienne Savary

Savary’s literary letters on Egypt, in attractive contemporary binding 1788

Claude-Etienne Savary

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  • Sur l'oeuvre d'art
    Brieven 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.
  • Sur l'artiste
    Claude-Étienne Savary (1750, Vitré - 1788) était un orientaliste, pionnier de l'égyptologie et voyageur, connu pour sa traduction du Coran et sa grammaire arabe publiée à titre posthume. Ses Lettres sur l'Égypte, publiées à Paris en 1785-1786, donnent, dans un style littéraire raffiné, un large aperçu du pays, traitant de sa riche histoire, de ses habitants (historiques), de l'agriculture, du commerce, de la politique. , religion, etc. Les deux premiers volumes détaillent ses voyages, tandis que le troisième est purement didactique et traite de la mythologie égyptienne, etc. La traduction néerlandaise Brieven over Egypte a été publiée à Amsterdam en 1788 et 1789 en trois volumes. Parti pour l'Égypte en 1776, Savary séjourna à Alexandrie, Rosette et au Caire et visita plusieurs îles grecques. Les lettres de Savary sont l’un des premiers récits littéraires de voyages en Égypte. Autres publications de sa main: 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) (décrivant particulièrement les îles de Rhodes et de Crète), Grammaire de la langue arabe vulgaire et littérale (Paris, 1813, ouvrage posthume).

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