Travels in Persia : 1627-1629

ISBN-13: 9780415344708 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 424 str.

Thomas Herbert;Gabet

Opis

When first published in 1928, Herbert's work enjoyed immediate success. The narrative is of considerable importance from an historical point of view, as it gives the only detailed account of the first English embassy to Persia. It also paints a graphic picture of the Perisa and the Persians in the early part of the seventeenth century, with vivid and extensive descriptions of the towns of Abbas, Lar, Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Ashraf, Tehran, Qazvin, Qum and Kashan.
This edition is based on the revised edition of 1677, but has in turn been edited so that the version reprinted here includes only what the author actually saw or gleaned at first hand. The notes include identification of places and a glossary of the strange or obsolete terms.

Spis treści

1. The Outward Voyage 2. Bandar 'Abbas 3. Persepolis 4. The Journey to Isfahan and Stay there 5. The Journey to Court and Events there 6. From Ashraf to Qazvin 7. At Qazin 8. General Observations of Persia 9. The Homeward Voyage

O autorze

Thomas Herbert, William Foster