Attributed to Tomás Antônio Gonzaga by Moraes.

"Nova edição" refers to this first Brazilian imprint of the first part of the first edition printed in Lisbon in 1792.

Part 2 was first printed in Lisbon, 1799, and part 3 was first printed in Lisbon, 1800.

The "nova edição" parts 1, 2 and 3 were all printed in Rio de Janeiro by the Impressão Regia in 1810.

In verse.

According to the Bibliografia da Impressão Régia do Rio de Janeiro, there are several imperfections in printing in this issue of the epic poem: the text on p. 46 has erroneously also been printed on p. 48, affecting 20 lines of text in two stanzas; "lyra", or stanza no. XVII on p. 64-67" has been erroneously numbered as XXIII; the running titles on p. 17, 53, 69, and 85 have been erroneously printed as "De D rceo.", "De Dirceo.", "De Drceo.", and "De Dirceo." respectively; not mentioned is the erroneously printed "De Dirc.e.o." on p. 111 in the John Carter Brown Library copy.

Signatures: [A]⁸ ([A]1, [A]2 vesos blank) B-G⁸ (C2 missigned c2) H⁴ (H4 blank)

Engraved printer's ornament on title page; head pieces.

Moraes, R.B. de. Bibliographia brasiliana (1983 edition), I: p. 362.

Moraes, R.B. de. Bibliografia brasileira do período colonial, I: p. 166.

Bibliografia da Impressão Régia do Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1822, no. 660.

John Carter Brown Libray copy has the half-title leaf with title "Marilia de Dirceo" which is lacking in all extant copies, according to the bibliographies cited above.

John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound with calf spine and stiff marbled wrappers; housed in brown cloth-covered slipcase measuring 19 cm. in height.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Bromsen Fund.