The history of japan: giving an account, Kaempfer, Engelbert
Автор: Humperdinck, Engelbert, Wright, Katie Название: Engelbert - What`s In A Name? ISBN: 0753522837 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780753522837 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Kaempfer Engelbert Название: Exotic Attractions in Persia, 1684-1688: Travels and Observations ISBN: 1933823917 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781933823911 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 27992.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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One of the most important sources on the history and culture of seventeenth-century Iran, Engelbert Kaemper's Amoenitatum Exoticarum was first published in Latin in 1712 but would not be translated for another two centuries, and then only partially, in German, in 1940. Exotic Attractions in Persia, 1684-1688: Travels & Observations is the first complete translation of the four books of this seminal work that concern Iran.
After studying philosophy and medicine in Prussia, Kaempfer went to Persia in 1684 as secretary to the Swedish ambassador, travelling via Moscow and the Volga to the Caspian and on to Isfahan. When the embassy returned to Sweden, Kaempfer stayed on, working as a physician for the Dutch East India Company in the Persian Gulf port of Bandar Abbas. It was on his return to Europe twelve years later, after voyaging further afield to the Far East, that he wrote an extensive account of his travels, in the form of the Amoenitatum Exoticarum.
Wide-ranging in its focus, the work is packed with absorbing detail. Book One provides us with a precise and systematic description of the principal political actors of the Safavid court, from the shah and prime minister and military, administrative, and religious leaders to the women of the harem and their eunuchs. We learn how the Persian state functioned in the hands of the staff of the royal court and urban and provincial officials. We are conducted around palaces and gardens and shown all the pageantry of the court, such as the ceremony involved in a royal audience or putting on a banquet. In Book Two, Kaempfer considers the theories of the day regarding the condition of the Caspian Sea and the oil fields of Baku - a few hundred years before oil's worldwide commercialization; he gives the first detailed description, with illustrations, of Persepolis, and looks at the production of wine in Shiraz, which can be counted among the best in the world, in his view - equal to burgundy or champagne. In Book Three, he debunks the European notion that in the East there existed a form of vegetable lamb (borometz); gives us an analysis of a much sought-after medicine, mumia; and provides an entertaining account of how Persians used cannabis for pleasure. Book Four, meanwhile, is entirely devoted to the date palm, its botany, cultivation, and manifold uses.
Kaempfer brought an extraordinary level of objectivity and curiosity to his work, qualities that are reflected in Amoenitatum Exoticarum, making it a very reliable source of information. Rigorously scientific in his approach, he would not accept the authority of prior work on a subject unless he could verify it for himself, on site. He not only measured everything he saw but he also made precise drawings. Bringing alive for a modern audience the wealth of detail of the original work and its keen-eyed and scrupulous author, this new translation by Willem Floor and Collette Ouahes shines a spotlight on seventeenth-century Iran, providing a fascinating insight into the history and culture of the period.
Автор: Engelbert Roger Название: Cocos2d-X by Example ISBN: 178216734X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782167341 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 6206.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Wimmer Engelbert Название: Motoring the Future: VW and Toyota Vying for Pole Position ISBN: 134933524X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349335244 Издательство: Springer Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Foreword Authors List of Diagrams List of Abbreviations The Car Industry Today Volkswagen The Global Duel Toyota The Race for Pole Position Epilogue Appendix Reading List Terminology
Описание: This is a collection of contributions written on the occasion of the third anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration Award (Case: Philippines versus People’s Republic of China) of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The contributions deal with legal, political and economic causes and consequences of this regional conflict. The authors establish connections to China’s One World, One Road projects and to the different conditions of interior and exterior politics in several individual countries.
Автор: Humperdinck Engelbert, Rosmer Ernst Название: K Nigskinder: Musikm Rchen in Drei Bildern ISBN: 1286953391 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781286953396 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2724.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Hughey Engelbert Lynn Название: Georges Bataille: An Epitome ISBN: 0995671737 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780995671737 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3677.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Engelbert Roger Название: Cocos2d-X by Example: Beginner`s Guide - Second Edition ISBN: 1785288857 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785288852 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 9010.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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