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Persianischer Rosenthal : in welchem viel lustige Historien scharffsinnige Reden und nützliche Regeln vor 400. Jahren von einem sinnreichen Poeten Schich Saadi in Persischer Sprach beschrieben

Saʻdī, Olearius, Adam, 1603-1671, Ḥaḳḳ-Vīrdī, 17th cent, Luqmān, the Sage, Rothgiesser, Christian Lorenzen, d. 1659, Naumann, Johann, 1614-1668, Holwein, Johann, the elder, 17th cent · 1654 · Schleszwig : In der fürstl. Druckerey gedruckt durch Johann Holwein ; [Hamburg] : Bey Johann Nauman, Buchhändelern in Hamburg · 6 pictures

Persianischer Rosenthal is a 1654 German translation of Saadi's Persian collection of tales, sayings and moral rules, rendered by Adam Olearius and printed at Schleswig and Hamburg for German readers. Its pictures are small engraved scenes of courtly life, animal fables and a princely portrait, showing how a designer might borrow Persian-style architecture, costume and fable compositions.

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