Germalevius apud Turcos Monachus

by Nicolas de Nicolay

$400 · Offered by Argosy Book Store · No longer available

Lyon: Guillaume Roville, 1567. Etching. Sheet measures 6 1/4 x 4 1/2. Some stains and early censorship ink on knee, otherwise in very good condition. From, 'Les Quatre premiers livres des navigations et peregrinations Orientales' Travels in Turkey , the first book to show Middle Eastern clothing in detail. Text upper left reads 'Germanlevius, a monk among the Turks'. The book was written and illustrated by Nicolas

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