1. Add MS 8781
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8781
- Title:
- GIUSEPPE LUIGI ASSEMANI: Travel Journal to Egypt and the Middle East; 1744-1745. Italian. Autograph. Giuseppe Luigi Assemani (circa 1710-1782), a naturalised Italian from a Syrian Maronite family, was professor of Syriac and Oriental liturgy at the Catholic University 'La Sapienza' in Rome from 1737; cf. Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. i (1907), pp. 794-795, and DBI, 4 (1962), pp. 436-437. He was also the brother of Giuseppe Simone Assemani, orientalist and Librarian of the Vatican Library, for ...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Tacketed full vellum binding on semi-limp pasteboards: 1744-1745. Egypt: Palestine: Syria: Lebanon: Travel journal by G. L. Assemani rel. to: 1744-1745: Ital. Voyages and Travels: Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, Professor of Syriac and Oriental liturgy: Diaries and Memoranda: Travel...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- 1744-1745
- Extent:
- 1 item