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HAMMER(-PURGSTALL), J. v. Die Geschichte der Assassinen aus morgenländischen Quellen. Stuttg., Cotta, 1818. viii, 341, (2) pp. Cont. brds. (Annot. in pencil on paste down, library stamps on endpapers and title-p., textblock remarkably clean & bright).
J. von Hammer Pugstall (1774-1856), Austrian orientalist and diplomat, author of several first translations in German of important Turkish & middle-eastern and many historical works. - The Assassins where a shi'itic cult, active from between 1090-1275. They became a political and belligerent force during the Crusades, fighting both the Muslim authorities and the Christian invaders. To write their history, Hammer used mostly Turkish & Persian historical works.€ 400
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