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Os Lusiadas. Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, 1609. [Bound with:] Rimas. Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeek, 1607.
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CAMÕES, Luis de (c.1524-1580)
Os Lusiadas. Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, 1609. [Bound with:] Rimas. Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeek, 1607.
Fifth edition of The Lusiads and third edition of the Rimas, combining Camões’s national epic of Portuguese exploration and trade with his more personal poetry, emblematic of European Renaissance lyricism. Both works contributed to shaping the modern Portuguese language. Pinto de Mattos, Manual Bib. Portuguez, p. 92; Salva 502 (Lusiads) and 1136 (Rimas: ‘raro, especialmente si tiene las ocho hojas preliminares’).
2 works in one, quarto (191 x 141mm), woodcut arms of the dedicatee, Rodrigo da Cunha, on title of Lusiads, woodcut arms of the dedicatee, University of Coimbra, on title of Rimas, woodcut initials in both works (faint dampstaining concentrated at upper gutter, occasional paper flaws throughout, some browning and spotting). Early flexible vellum lettered in ink on spine, red edges (text block detached at fore and rear hinge, without 2 fore-edge ties). Provenance: pencil annotation ‘cat. Rosenthal no. 30-166-£75’.
Os Lusiadas. Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, 1609. [Bound with:] Rimas. Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeek, 1607.
Fifth edition of The Lusiads and third edition of the Rimas, combining Camões’s national epic of Portuguese exploration and trade with his more personal poetry, emblematic of European Renaissance lyricism. Both works contributed to shaping the modern Portuguese language. Pinto de Mattos, Manual Bib. Portuguez, p. 92; Salva 502 (Lusiads) and 1136 (Rimas: ‘raro, especialmente si tiene las ocho hojas preliminares’).
2 works in one, quarto (191 x 141mm), woodcut arms of the dedicatee, Rodrigo da Cunha, on title of Lusiads, woodcut arms of the dedicatee, University of Coimbra, on title of Rimas, woodcut initials in both works (faint dampstaining concentrated at upper gutter, occasional paper flaws throughout, some browning and spotting). Early flexible vellum lettered in ink on spine, red edges (text block detached at fore and rear hinge, without 2 fore-edge ties). Provenance: pencil annotation ‘cat. Rosenthal no. 30-166-£75’.
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