An edition of Historiale description de L'Ethiopie (1558)

Historiale description de L'Ethiopie

contenant vraye relation des terres, & païs du grand Roy & Empereur Prete-Ian, l'assiette de ses Royaumes & Prouinces, leurs coutumes, loix & religion, auec les pourtraits de leurs temples & autres singularitez, cy deuant non cogneües : auec la table des choses memorables contenues en icelle

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Historiale description de L'Ethiopie
Francisco Alvares
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An edition of Historiale description de L'Ethiopie (1558)

Historiale description de L'Ethiopie

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Publisher
Chez Iehan Bellere
Language
French
Pages
341

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Previews available in: French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)

Subjects
Correspondence, Early works to 1800, History, Description and travel
People
Andrea Corsali (active 1517), Prester John (Legendary character)
Places
Ethiopia, Southern Cross (Constellation)
Times
1490-1889

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Historiale description de L'Ethiopie: contenant vraye relation des terres, & païs du grand Roy & Empereur Prete-Ian, l'assiette de ses Royaumes & Prouinces, leurs coutumes, loix & religion, auec les pourtraits de leurs temples & autres singularitez, cy deuant non cogneües : auec la table des choses memorables contenues en icelle
1558, Chez Iehan Bellere
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Historiale description de l'Ethiopie: contenant vraye relation des terres, & païs du grand roy, & empereur Prete-Ian, l'assiete de ses royaumes & prouinces, leurs coutumes, loix & religion, auec les pourtraits de leurs temples & autres singularitez, cy deuant non cogneües. : auec la table des choses memorables contenues en icelle
1558, De l'imprimerie de Christofle Plantin, à la licorne d'or.
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Printed in italic and Roman type.

"Av tresvertvevs Signevr, Monsignevr Baltasar Schetz, Iehan Bellere desire salut & felicité"--Prelim. leaves 2-4.

The Alvares text is preceded by the narrative and letters of Andre Corsal and by, "Preface excvsatoire de M. Ian Baptiste Rhamvsio, sur le discours par luy reduit en la déscription du voyage fait en Ethiopie par Dom Francisque Aluarez."

Title on Alvares text: Histoire de L'Ethiopie, décrite par Dom Francisqve Alvarez, en son voyage fait é-dites parties.

The first letter of Corsali contains an account and illustration of the Southern Cross constellation, sighted by him on his voyage to India in 1515.

Translated by Jean Beller; his printer's device on the title-page.

Also available in a digitised form via the Internet at http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/ebindshow.pl?doc=crux/a127;seq=1.

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Other Titles
Histoire de L'Ethiopie

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Dewey Decimal Class
916.3042

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Pagination
5, [11], 341 leaves
Number of pages
341

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44950316M
OCLC/WorldCat
222306987

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