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Mattheus Smallegange (1624-1710). Zeeuws historicus, genealoog en vertaler. Descriptieve persoonsbibliografie.   cover art

Mattheus Smallegange (1624-1710). Zeeuws historicus, genealoog en vertaler. Descriptieve persoonsbibliografie....

With a summary in English. This author`s bibliography includes 1.075 descriptions of 70 editions, issues and impressions after collation of 560 copies in 161 libraries, archives and private collections. This is followed by the description of manuscripts and archivalia and by a very complete survey o... More info
The Shadow of the Crescent: the Renaissance Image of the Turk.  cover art

The Shadow of the Crescent: the Renaissance Image of the Turk.

Can we learn from history? A timely problem in the light of the recent dramatic developments in the Middle East and the immanent threat of international terrorism.The from time to time uneasy relations between the Christian West and the Islam originate in the seventh and eighth centuries and took sh... More info
Geschichte der volkswirthschaftlichen Anschauungen der Niederländer und ihrer Litteratur zur Zeit der Republik.  cover art

Geschichte der volkswirthschaftlichen Anschauungen der Niederländer und ihrer Litteratur zur Zeit der Republik...

Comprehensive work on the economical history of the Netherlands during the 17th- and 18th century. - Pp. 291-326: Bibliographie der volkswirthschaftlichen Schriften (644 entries, 1600-1794). More info
Costumi, et i modi particolari de la vita de` Turchi.  Ristampa fotomeccanica dell`edizione originale (Roma, Antonio Blado, 1545) corredata da una introduzione, note bio-bibliografiche ed un indice analitico a cura di Franz Babinger. cover art

Costumi, et i modi particolari de la vita de` Turchi. Ristampa fotomeccanica dell`edizione originale (Roma, A...

One of the best contemporary eye-witness-accounts of the usages and customs of the Turks. More info
Japanese Cloisonné Enamels. The Stephen W. Fisher Collection. cover art

Japanese Cloisonné Enamels. The Stephen W. Fisher Collection.

The final decades of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth saw the production of Japan’s most exquisite cloisonné enamels. Their manufacture was stimulated by international demand kindled at expositions in Europe and America and driven by artists’ interest in creating works t... More info
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