Scholarly Libraries & Collections
Working Library OTTOMAN HISTORY
From the estate of the late Professor Petra K. Kappert (Hamburg)
(1945-2004)
262 titles in a total of 365 volumes, published between the early 16th and late 20th centuries, primarily in Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, English, Persian, French, Russian, Latin, and German.
The collection includes a number of rare publications like two volumes printed by Ibrahim Müteferrika and Tvrcici Imperii status. Seu Discursus varij de Rebus Turcarum (1630)
This very focussed working library is dedicated to Ottoman and Turkish history, law, politics, and diplomacy. Spanning several centuries of scholarship, the collection represents a treasure trove for historians. Anchored in primary sources and essential historiography, it features foundational Ottoman chronicles and biographical dictionaries, including the multi-volume works of Cevdet Paşa, İsmail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı, and Bursalı Mehmed Tahir. Scholars will find extensive resources detailing the intricacies of Ottoman governa...
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STUDIES IN ISLAMIC LAW AND SOCIETY
Renowned Brill Book Series, volumes 1-51
From the library of the late Professor Rudolph "Ruud" Peters, Emeritus of Islamic Law, University of Amsterdam, offered at very reduced package price (List price c. 8500 EUR)
Studies in Islamic Law and Society consist of monographs, collections of essays, critical editions of texts with annotated translation, and reference works whose subject-matter lies within the field of classical and modern Islamic law. Both the study of legal texts and legal discourse and the study of the social circumstances in which law has been and is being shaped - the reciprocity of influence of law on society and society on law - are integral to the series, and works representing either type of study or both will be co...
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REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ON HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHY
20 Books mainly on Historic Photography in the Middle East offered as as lot.
Topics vary from editions of famous photographers to places like Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Beyrouth, Damascus, to various countries like Egypt, Holy Land, Emirates, and Libya, in addition several catalogues of exhibitions and collections.
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