Account of Alessandro Magno's journeys to Cyprus, Egypt, Spain, England, Flanders, Germany and Brescia [manuscript], 1557-1565.

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Account of Alessandro Magno's journeys to Cyprus, Egypt, Spain, England, Flanders, Germany and Brescia [manuscript], 1557-1565.

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The author was a Venetian merchant and in this volume he describes in some detail with occasional illustrations: life on board ship, the places he visits, the topography, the customs of the people, their history, besides his own business, prices of merchandise, etc. The account of London includes a description of bear and horse baiting; that of Brescia a fiesta and its tournament.

[2], 246 leaves : ill. ; 20 x 15 cm.

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