Ethiopia Oriental, e Varia historia de cousas no taueis do Oriente / composta pollo Padre Fr. Ioão, dos Santos da Ordem dos Pregadores, natural da Cidadede Euroa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santos, João dos, -1622, author.

Series:

Brazilian and Portuguese history and culture: Oliveira Lima Library, Monographs.

Brazilian and Portuguese history and culture: Oliveira Lima Library, Monographs

Language:

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Missions.

Catholic Church.

Missions.

Dominicans--Missions.

Dominicans.

Ethnology--Mozambique--Early works to 1800.

Ethnology.

Ethnology--Ethiopia--Early works to 1800.

History.

Ethiopia.

Missions--Early works to 1800.

Mozambique--History--Early works to 1800.

Mozambique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes).

Manufacture:

Evora : Impressa no Conuento de S. Domingos de Euora, con licença do S. Officio and Ordinario and Priuilegio Real, por Manoel de Lira, impressor, Anno 1609.

Other Title:

Varia historia de cousas notaueis do Oriente

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1609]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Colophon at end of volume 2 : Impresso no Convento de S. Domingos de Euora ... Por Manoel de Lyra, Anno 1608.

Engraved title page in volume 1 with female figure seated on a dragon, in architectural border with image of S. Domingos in cartouche at top.

Second volume has title: Varia historia de cousas notaveis do Oriente. E da Christandade que os religiosos da Orde[m] de dos Pregadores nelle fizerão. Segunda parte. Composta pollo P. Fr. Ioam dos Santos da mesma Ordem. Por Manoel de Lyra. Anno de 1609. Title in woodcut architectual border, inset vignette with the saint and Madonna.

Text in double columns; side notes; ornamental and historiated initials and head- and tailpieces.

Vol. 1 has half title in woodcut border with ornamental frieze at top and female sphinx at bottom: Primeira parte. Da Ethiopia Oriental, em que se da relacam des principaes reynos desta larga regiǎo, dos custumes, ritos, and abusos de seus habitadores, dos animaes, bichos, and feras, que nelles se crião, de suas minas, and cousas notaueis, que tem assim no mar, como na terra, de varias guerras and victorias insignes que ouue em nossos tempos nestas partes entre Christãos, Mouros, and Gentios.

"Dirigida ao Excellentissimo Senhor Dom Duarte Marques de Frechilla & Malagon, &c."

Reproduction of the original from Oliveira Lima Library, The Catholic University of America.

OCLC:

956408694

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