4to. xi, [1], 356 pp., 13 lithographed plates by Emrik & Binger, of which one is a frontis, Dutch text, half-title, modern red cloth, from the collection of Dr. G. H. A. Juynboll, scattered foxing, mainly to end leaves, previous owner’s inscription on title pages, few underlining, otherwise copy in very good condition, from the series of a collection entitled: “De Voornaamste Godsdiensten.”, A C Kruseman, Harlem, first edition, 1863.

Synopsis

History of the Islam written by the Leiden scholar Reinhart Pieter Anne Dozy (1820-1883). This Orientalist marked the end of a specific period in Islamology in The Netherlands, the next phase was the religious historical one, which was dominated entirely by Snouck Hurgronje (Boland & Farjon, Islam in Indonesia, p.13). It was translated into French, German and Turkish. The fine plates depict i.a. Muna (Mina), Makkah (Mecca), Al-Madinah (Medina), the mosques in Jerusalem and Damascus, pilgrims and the dance of the Dervishes.
Bibliographic reference: Pfannmüller p. 66.