THOMAS THORTON - THE PRESENT STATE OF TURKEY; THE FINANCES, MILITARY AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS; THE STATE OF LEARNING, AND OF THE LIBERAL AND MECHANICAL ARTS; THE MANNERS AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY OF THE TURKS AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF THE GRAND SIGNOR

RARE…THE FIRST EDITION OF A VERY IMPORTANT BOOK WHICH WAS WRITTEN IN DETAIL ABOUT THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE TURKS… The education forms of the Turks, literature, printing, architecture, agriculture, astrology, medicine, commerce, transportation, roads, legal system, courts, military structure, financial structure, reasons for the rise and decline of the empire, religious and moral customs and traditions, women and harem life etc...

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