Title: De los Hechos del Magno Alexandre Rey de Macedonie
Author: Curtius Rufus, Quintus
Description: [6], 196 leaves. Collation: +6, a-z8, ?6, ?6. Title in red within a wide ornamental woodcut border. (Folio) 11½x8¼, full vellum, spine lettered and decorated by hand.The first translation of Curtius into Spanish directly from the Latin text. There were however earlier Spanish editions translated from the first Italian edition of 1478. Translated from the Latin by Gabriel de Castenada. Fragments of the Alexander Romance included in the translator's supplement.
Heading: zzcPlace Published: Seville
Publisher: [J. Cromberger]
Date Published: 1534
Author: Curtius Rufus, Quintus
Description: [6], 196 leaves. Collation: +6, a-z8, ?6, ?6. Title in red within a wide ornamental woodcut border. (Folio) 11½x8¼, full vellum, spine lettered and decorated by hand.The first translation of Curtius into Spanish directly from the Latin text. There were however earlier Spanish editions translated from the first Italian edition of 1478. Translated from the Latin by Gabriel de Castenada. Fragments of the Alexander Romance included in the translator's supplement.
Heading: zzcPlace Published: Seville
Publisher: [J. Cromberger]
Date Published: 1534
Condition report
Some soiling and spotting to vellum, one closure tie lacking; approximately 2" tear to title leaf with old tape stains, long repaired tear to folio VI; occasional staining; else very good.
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Fine & Rare Books with Alexander the Great
1:00 PM PT - Jun 26th, 2008
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