Lotto 3551
[Turkey]. (Grelot, G.J.).
Relation nouvelle d'un voyage de Constantinople. Paris, P. Rocolet/ D. Foucault, n.d. (1681), 2nd ed., (12),371,(1)p., woodcut title-vign., 13 (of 14) engr. (fold.) plates/ views/ plans, contemp. calf, 12mo.
- Lotto
- 3551
- Sezione
- OLD and RARE BOOKS
- Stima
- 400 € – 600 €
- Foto
- 2 foto
Condizioni
Lacks 1 plate; title-p. stained/ soiled and w. sm. hole; waterst. at the beginning; fingersoiled throughout. Backstrip cracking; spine sl. worn along edges.
Note
First published in 1680 in 4to. Cox I, p.212-213; Blackmer sale 750: "Grelot was the first to prepare detailed plans of St. Sophia and other monuments in Constantinople. (...) He wandered about the city disguised as a Turk and was able to gain access to the mosques. The plans which he made of St. Sophia were the only reasonable accurate delineations of the building in existence for over 150 years (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXL.