La Danube by Bartlett - 1849

Tan leather spine with red title plate, gilt banding and title on the spine. Light brown boards. Translated from Persian by Nathaniel Braffey Haled.
A Second improved edition by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed – 1781 A Good Clean Copy The Gentoo Code (also known as A Code of Gentoo Laws or Ordinations of the Pundits) is a legal code translated from Sanskrit (in which it was known as vivādārṇavasetu) into Persian by Brahmin scholars; and then from Persian into English by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, a British grammarian working for the East India Company. Vivādārṇavasetu is a digest of Hindu law in 21 sections (taraṅga) compiled for Warren Hastings by the pandits. The translation was funded and encouraged by Warren Hastings as a method of consolidating company control on the Indian subcontinent. It was translated into English with a view to know about the culture and local laws of various parts of Indian subcontinent. It was printed privately by the East India Company in London in 1776 under the… Read More

Tan leather binding with raised banding, red title plate and gilt title on the spine.
Reflections on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture. It is a philosophical definition of Greek aesthetics. The work contains numerous discussions about the connection between art, literature, and emotions, and Winckelmann often quotes the dictum about the "noble simplicity and quiet greatness" of Greek sculpture. He also describes the statue of Laocoon, which had a significant influence on the German playwright and critic of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 - 1768) German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art, which would be a decisive influence on the rise of the neoclassical movement during the late 18th century Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 - 1768) German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between… Read More