Documentos Arabicos para a Historia Portugueza Copiados dos Originales da Torre do Tombo com Permissao de S. Magestade, e Vertidos em Portugues por Ordem da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa by Joao de Sousa (transl.) - 2004

Paperback / softback. New.

Copiados dos originais da Torre do Tombo com permissão de S. Magestade, e vertidos em portuguez por ordem da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa por [...] Correspondente do Número da mesma Academia, e Interprete de Sua Magestade para a Lingua Arabica. Officina da Academia Real das Sciencias. Lisboa. MDCCXC [1790]. [1985?] De 20x14 cm. Com 208 folhas impressas só pela frente. Brochado.   Fotocópia da edição de 1790, com transcrição e tradução de vários documentos arábicos relacionados com a história de Portugal. A edição original é bilingue, impressa a duas colunas, possuindo numa coluna o texto arábico, e na outra coluna a tradução. I-10-D-44

Hardback. New.

Lisbon, Na Officina da Academia Real das Sciencias, 1790.. First and Only Edition. 4°, later plain wrappers. Woodcut arms of Academia Real das Sciencias on title page. Parallel columns in Arabic and Portuguese. Clean; crisp, uncut, unopened; in fine condition. (4 ll.), 190 pp., (1 l. advertisement). *4, A-Z4, Aa4. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of the Arabic text and Portuguese translation of official state correspondence between North African and Arabian rulers and D. Manoel (1495-1521), D. João III (1521-1557) and their factors, including Vasco da Gama, Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde, Francisco Alvares, Conde de Linhares, Afonso de Albuquerque, etc. Concentrating on the period between 1503 and 1528, these 58 letters treat territorial disputes, diplomatic negotiations, and the jurisdiction, compatibility and applicability of the Arabic and Portuguese legal systems. The main focus, however, is the East Indian trade: this involved the settlement of private and Crown debts, the protection of Christian… Read More

Lisbon, na Officina da Academia Real das Sciencias, 1790.. First and Only Edition. 4°, mid-nineteenth-century dark blue quarter sheep over marbled boards (slight wear to corners), flat spine gilt in romantic fashion (small nick at head), short title lettered in gilt, text block edges sprinkled blue-green. Woodcut arms of Academia Real das Sciencias on title-page. Parallel columns in Arabic and Portuguese. In clean, crisp, fine condition internally. Overall very good to fine. (4 ll.), 190 pp., (1 l. "Advertencia" with errata, 1 l. advertisement). *4, A-Z4, Aa4, []1. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of the Arabic text and Portuguese translation of official state correspondence between North African and Arabian rulers and D. Manoel (1495-1521), D. João III (1521-1557) and their factors, including Vasco da Gama, Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde, Francisco Alvares, Conde de Linhares, Afonso de Albuquerque, etc. Concentrating on the period between 1503 and 1528, these 58 letters treat territorial disputes,… Read More

Lisbon: Academia Real das Sciencias, 1790. First Edition. [viii], 190, [4] pp., Arabic and Portuguese text, woodcut ornament on title. Contemporary decorated paper wrappers, housed in a modern cloth clamshell case, entirely uncut This unique collection of Arabic letters from the reigns of Portuguese Kings Manuel I and João III reveals a compelling transformation in Portuguese-Islamic relations, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and interactions of diverse Islamic leaders and illuminating various aspects of Portugal's East Indian trade during the late 18th century. In the wake of Portugal's triumphant liberation from nearly five centuries of Islamic rule in the 13th century, relations between Portugal and the Islamic world, particularly Morocco, had been marked by hostility and distrust. However, a profound transformation began to take shape during the Portuguese Enlightenment of the late 18th century, with a spirit of open-mindedness and intellectual curiosity sweeping through the educated… Read More

[8], 190, [2] pp.First and only edition of a collection of letters written in Arabic during the reigns of Kings Manuel I and João III of Portugal (numbered 1-58 in chronological order, the dated letters from 1503 to 1528), from the official Portuguese state correspondence, with the original Arabic and a parallel Portuguese translation. The letters came from North Africa, the Gulf, East Africa, India and the East Indies. The writers include kings, princes, governors, wazirs, sheikhs and noblemen, including Kings “Mahomed Xáh” and “Mir Abanasar” of Ormus, King “Azarkam” of Barus in Sumatra, and kings of Fez, Malindi and Calicut/Kozhikode. They are especially important for the light they shed on Portugal’s East Indian trade, but also provide a rare primary source of information about Islamic leaders for whom little documentation has survived. The original Arabic appears in the inside columns with the Portuguese translation in the outside columns, and the apparatus and notes are in Portuguese.… Read More

Lisbon: Academia Real das Sciencias, 1790. First Edition. [viii], 190, [4] pp., Arabic and Portuguese text, woodcut ornament on title. Full contemporary red Portuguese morocco, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt Provenance: Bookplate of S. Schwarz This unique collection of Arabic letters from the reigns of Portuguese Kings Manuel I and João III reveals a compelling transformation in Portuguese-Islamic relations, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and interactions of diverse Islamic leaders and illuminating various aspects of Portugal's East Indian trade during the late 18th century. In the wake of Portugal's triumphant liberation from nearly five centuries of Islamic rule in the 13th century, relations between Portugal and the Islamic world, particularly Morocco, had been marked by hostility and distrust. However, a profound transformation began to take shape during the Portuguese Enlightenment of the late 18th century, with a spirit of open-mindedness and intellectual curiosity sweeping… Read More