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Curtius' Life of Alexander in Spanish 1534

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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