Sarracenicae historiae libri tres, ab autore in numeris locis emendati atque expoliti. In quibus Sarracenorum, Turcarum, aliarumque gentium origines & resper annos septingentos gestae continentur.

Curione, Celio Augustino 1538-1567.

Published by Francofurdi Apud Andreae Wecheli Heredes, Claudium Marnium, Frankfort, 1596

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171 pp., [9 index], woodcut printer?s device to title, blind-stamped pigskin, some foxing and browning, lower corner of page 171 cut without any loss to text, otherwise a very good copy. A volume of near-eastern studies by the Italian writer Caelio Augustino Curione (1538-67) comprising a history of the Muslims and Turks up to the year 1300 with additions by Wolfgang Drechsler, a description of the kingdom of Morocco, and an account of the then recent unsuccessful Turkish siege of Malta (1565), defended by the knights of St John, which checked Ottoman power in the region, and gave fame to the Order. Curio?s history of the Saracens was first printed in Basle in 1567, and an English version appeared in 1575. Bibliographic references: Blackmer 431; Adams, C3081; Gollner 2190; Graesse II, p. 308. #34520. Seller Inventory # 012334

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Title: Sarracenicae historiae libri tres, ab autore...

Publisher: Francofurdi Apud Andreae Wecheli Heredes, Claudium Marnium, Frankfort

Publication Date: 1596

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Third Edition