The adventures of Sig. Gaudentio di Lucca. Being the substance of his examination before the fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna, in Italy: giving an account of an unknown country, in the midst of the deserts of Africa, the origin and antiquity of the people, their religion, customs, and laws. Copied from the original manuscripts in St. Mark's Library at Venice; with critical notes of the learned Signor Rhedi. To which is prefixed, a letter of the secretary of the Inquisition, shewing the reasons of Signor Gaudentio's being apprehended, and the manner of it. Translated from the Italian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berington, Simon, 1680-1755 17762

Contributor:

Berkeley, George, 1685-1753

Standardized Title:

Memoirs of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca

Language:

English

Physical Description:

320 p. ; 12°.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Re-printed by William Conover, no. 71, Walnut-Street, 1799.

Notes:

Not a translation. Attributed to Berington in the New Cambridge bibliography of English literature. Sometimes wrongly attributed to George Berkeley.

First published at London in 1737 under title: The memoirs of Signor Gaudentia de Lucca.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 35183

Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 1125