72 2085 Turkey Baudier M 72/2085 [Turkey]. Baudier, M. Histoire generale du Serrail, et de la Cour du Grand Seigneur, Empereur des Turcs. Rouen, J. Osmont, 1638, "Derniere edition", (16),368,(15)p., 1 full-p. engr. ill., contemp. limp vellum. - AS USUAL BOUND WITH: Idem. Histoire de la Cour du Roy de la Chine. Ibid., idem, 1638, 115p. - Lacks pastedowns; outer upper corner waterst. at the end. = Blackmer 94; Cordier p.21; cf. Lust 2. "Five editions in 14 years indicate the popularity of this work on Turkey by Baudier. He was a popularizer of general knowledge of the Ottoman empire, and by emphasizing the dramatic and melodramatic aspects of Turkish life, customs, and manners, probably did most to spread knowledge of Turkey through 17th century France." (Blackmer).
72 2085 Turkey Baudier M 72/2085 [Turkey]. Baudier, M. Histoire generale du Serrail, et de la Cour du Grand Seigneur, Empereur des Turcs. Rouen, J. Osmont, 1638, "Derniere edition", (16),368,(15)p., 1 full-p. engr. ill., contemp. limp vellum. - AS USUAL BOUND WITH: Idem. Histoire de la Cour du Roy de la Chine. Ibid., idem, 1638, 115p. - Lacks pastedowns; outer upper corner waterst. at the end. = Blackmer 94; Cordier p.21; cf. Lust 2. "Five editions in 14 years indicate the popularity of this work on Turkey by Baudier. He was a popularizer of general knowledge of the Ottoman empire, and by emphasizing the dramatic and melodramatic aspects of Turkish life, customs, and manners, probably did most to spread knowledge of Turkey through 17th century France." (Blackmer).
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