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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a translation of an ancient Arabic manuscript, whose author set out to describe the world as he knew it. In this text, he details the continents as understood by geographers of his time (roughly 1000 CE), the limits of human habitation, and the peoples (including their religions and customs) who lived in these regions. These descriptions include historical and religious significance, and offer insights into the lives of people and cultures across the globe. The author's detailed descriptions invite readers to travel beyond their own experiences and explore the rich tapestry of human existence. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

FIRST HEBREW-LATIN EDITION OF THE FIRST WORK; FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND WORK. 2 works bound in one volume. Small 4to. (19.5 x 15.5 cm). pp. [xvi]+196;[ii]+31. Text in Hebrew and Latin in parallel columns, with notes in Latin, Arabic, Greek and other exotic types. De Turcarum liturgia with separate title page (dated 1690) and pagination. Contemporary full vellum, manuscript title to spine Provenance: Ex libris Eran Laor, with his book stamp to front pastedown. Eran Laor was born in Slovakia and was active in the secret services of the Allied powers, helping Jews to immigrate to Israel. After the establishment of the State, he served as a representative of the national institutions in Europe. Laor authored books of poetry and reflection as well as an autobiography. He described the growth of his collection as "reminiscent of the description of the world that was prevalent in the Middle Ages, with Jerusalem as the center of the Earth. Around Jerusalem, in widening concentric circles, we have depictions of the Land of Israel, the Middle East." The core of the Laor Collection, now held in the National Library of Israel, comprised some 1,500 antique maps of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. The collection also includes antique maps of other parts of the world and more modern maps of Israel and of Israeli cities (from before and after the establishment of the State). The collection includes maps in European languages, Hebrew, Yiddish and Arabic. One small perforation and tear to first title page not affecting any text, contents with some light toning, corners a bit rubbed, a few spots to vellum, generally a very good copy indeed with a fine provenance. The Igereth Orchoth Olam is a pioneering work on geography. First compiled by Jewish scholar Abraham Peritsol (now more commonly given as Farissol), at Ferrara in 1525, and first published in Hebrew in 1586, this is the first Latin-Hebrew edition, which includes the Hebrew text together with the Latin translation by Thomas Hyde, along with copious notes and some sections in Arabic. The Latin translation and notes in the present edition were prepared by the English orientalist and librarian, Thomas Hyde (1636-1703), with the assistance of R. Isaac Abendana, working from a manuscript which Hyde located in the Bodleian Library. According to the Encyclopaedia Judaica this is "[Farriol's] most famous and most important work [and] the first modern Hebrew work on geography. Each of its 30 chapters deals with a certain geographical area or subject. In addition, many cosmological and historical matters are also treated. The author collected all the evidence he could regarding Jewish settlements in each country. The inclusion of a description of the New World makes Farissol the first Hebrew writer to deal in detail with the newly-discovered America. The 14th chapter of Iggeret Orhot Olam, which deals mainly with the settlements of the Ten Lost Tribes, is of special interest. According to Farissol s introduction to this chapter, it is clear that what moved him to undertake this investigation was the appearance in Italy in 1523 of David Reuveni, many of whose descriptions are included in this work" (EJ 6.1185). It is the first Hebrew book to contain a description of America (Chapter 29). Besides its rudimentary description of the "Eretz Chadasha" (The New World), the book also contains accounts of Portuguese and Spanish exploration including the New World and Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. and a valuable reference to the enigmatic Jewish "half-mystic, half-adventure" David Reubeni (Chapter 14). The, second work present in this volume, the "Tractatus Alberti Bobovii" is a seminal 17th-century Latin work by Albert (Wojciech) Bobowski, also known as Ali Ufki, a Polish Christian who converted to Islam after his capture by the Ottoman Turks and, thanks to his linguistic abilities, was given the title "Turjeman Bashi" (chief interpreter) by Sultan Mohammed IV. This work served as one of Europe's primary.