Rycaut, Paul. The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Pages 42–43.

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Title

Rycaut, Paul. The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Pages 42–43.

Subject

Early printed books

Description

Page 43 displays an introductory image to Chapter XI: "Of the Visier Azem or Prime Visier, his Office, the other fix Visiers of the Bench, and the Divan or Place of Judicature."

The image itself is of "The Prime Vizier" atop a horse, surrounded by three men, all wearing different turbans to distinguish their role. There is a small stain within the engraving's picture plane.

The text to the left is the conclusion to the preceding chapter.

Creator

Rycaut, Paul (1629–1700)

Publisher

Tufts University. Tisch Library.

Date

1668.

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

image

Coverage

17th Century

Files

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Page43_Right_Image_Detail_Prime.JPG

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Citation

Rycaut, Paul (1629–1700), “Rycaut, Paul. The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Pages 42–43.,” Tufts Libraries Omeka, accessed November 22, 2024, https://omeka.library.tufts.edu/items/show/853.