- 4615
Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien.
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2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Thesaurus linguarum orientalium turcicæ, arabicæ, persicæ... continens nimirum lexicon turcico-arabico-persicum. Vienna: F. Meninski, 1680, bound in 3 volumes, (351 x 235mm.), [20]pp., 2224 col.; 2225-4220 col.; 4221-6080 col.
Ibid. Linguarum orientalium turcicæ, arabicæ, persicæ institutiones, seu grammatica turcica. Vienna: F. Meninski, 1680, (350 x 221mm.), [8], 216, [2]pp.
Ibid. Complementum Thesauri linguarum orientalium. Vienna, 1687, (361 x 228mm.), [6], 16pp., 17-1806 col., [1]p., [1807]-1998 col.
together 3 parts in 5 volumes, folio, title-pages printed in red and black, illustration: one engraved head-piece, woodcut initials, head-and tail-pieces, binding: contemporary vellum, first few leaves of volume 1 detached, joints of volume 1 cracked at head
Ibid. Complementum Thesauri linguarum orientalium. Vienna, 1687, (361 x 228mm.), [6], 16pp., 17-1806 col., [1]p., [1807]-1998 col.
together 3 parts in 5 volumes, folio, title-pages printed in red and black, illustration: one engraved head-piece, woodcut initials, head-and tail-pieces, binding: contemporary vellum, first few leaves of volume 1 detached, joints of volume 1 cracked at head
Provenance
'Ex libris Zech. Allen', early note on flyleaf of each volume
Literature
VD17 23:297596C & 23:297554M; cf. Atabey 803 (2nd edition)
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
rare. Meninski, born in Lorraine, studied in Rome and Poland before joining the Polish ambassador to the Porte in 1653, learning Turkish from Ali Beg and others. He was knighted by the King of Poland, served as a dragoman, or interpreter, to the Emperor of Austria, dying in Vienna. He was a member of the war council in Vienna and helped to produce the catalogue of Oriental manuscripts in the Hofbibliothek.
This work, comprising three separate parts, a thesaurus, a grammar and a later supplement, established Turkish studies on a sound philological basis. It is thought that most of the copies of the first two parts, published in 1680, were damaged or destroyed during the siege of Vienna in 1683.