in Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben... Show morein Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben Muhamed el-Wazzan-ez-Zayyati (1485-1552), better known under his Latin name Johannes Leo Africanus. His work long remained the principal source of information on the geography of Africa in general and the Sudan in particular. It is assumed that Leo wrote his description of Africa directly in Italian, though he certainly relied also on Arabic notes, some of which he might have composed while travelling in Northern Africa. The original Italian edition appeared in the famous series Navigationi et Viaggi, published at Venice in 1550 by Giovanni Battista Ramusio. The work was soon translated into Latin, French (1556), English (1600), and Dutch (1665). The present Latin edition of 1556, prepared by Johannes Florianus, rector of a grammar school in Antwerp, was widely used by European scholars until the late 19th century. - Some faint browning and foxing at places, ties lacking. Good copy of a classic work on African geography. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L48 1556 Book Item-ID: i16862685 BIB-ID: 1509761 Show less
Fabri was a German Dominican, made two pilgrimages to the Holy Land. The first in 1480 and the second in 1483- 84 as chaplain of four German barons... Show moreFabri was a German Dominican, made two pilgrimages to the Holy Land. The first in 1480 and the second in 1483- 84 as chaplain of four German barons, whose Truchsen Johannes von Waldburg who accompanied Breydenbach. It was at their request that he wrote in German a short narrative of their pilgrimage, that it was first composed in Latin. The itinerary of Fabri, with those Breydenbach Suriano 1483 and 1485 are considered the most comprehensive and most complete of the Middle Ages. Felix Fabri. Signatures: A⁴-Z⁴,a⁴-z⁴, Aa⁴-Ii⁴. Has catchword. Ex-libris stamp on the pastedown. Woodcuts in title page frame. Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .F33 1556 Book Item-ID: i21697243 BIB-ID: 2152030 Show less
