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Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526.

De orbe novo... decades.

Alcalá de Henares: Miguel de Eguia, [1530]

Physical Description: cxvi, [3] leaves; 28 cm. (fol.)

Call number: H530/ A587d/ 1-size/ R

Accession number: 0240

Notes: Contains a vocabulary about which Pilling (Proof sheets) 2486 says "The 63rd, 64th, and 65th unnumbered lvs. contain a Vocabula Barbara of about 300 words alphabetically arranged; they are for the greater part proper names among which are a few Cuban, Central American, and Darien" (leaves i6-i8 recto). The Vocabula Barbara first appeared in the 1516 edition. This is the first complete edition of the 8 decades.

Digital facsimile copy of book available.

Languages: ?

Genre: Vocabulary

Region: Caribbean Islands / Spanish America