Italian Miscellany on Turkish Affairs

'Delle cose de' Turchi ...'. Papers relating to Ottoman Turkey, including an account of the ceremonies at the circumcision of Mahomet III (1566-1603) at the age of thirteen.

17th century - 18th century

1 volume Transcripts and copies.1 volume: 290 × 215 mm., 123 ff.

Glendining's 14 Dec. 1934, lot 91.

For a further account of the circumcision of Mahomet III, formerly bound in this volume as text number 3, following f. 33, see MS. 1728, part 8.

Bound in 1836 for John Lee, antiquary and man of science, with his bookplate inside the front cover and a table of contents in his hand. Acquired by Lee at one of the sales [1828-31] of the library of Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford.

Database description transcribed from Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).