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Pedro Páez's History of Ethiopia, 1622. Volumes I-II /
This book, in two volumes, contains the first English translation, with introduction and annotation, of the História da Etiópia by the Spanish Jesuit missionary priest Pedro Páez, 1564-1622, who worked in the Portuguese missions, first in India and then in Ethiopia, long thought to be the kingdom...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Portugués Español |
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Farnham, Surrey ; New York :
Published by Ashgate for the Hakluyt Society,
2011.
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| Colección: | Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ;
3rd ser., no. 23-24. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; VOLUME I; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND MAPS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHRONOLOGY OF ETHIOPIAN MONARCHS (1270-1632); INTRODUCTION; 1. The Need for a Critical Edition of Páez; 2. Biography of Pedro Páez; 3. The Reasons for Writing the History of Ethiopia: Commissioning a Refutation; 4. The Manuscript: from its Drafting to its Travels; 5. Theologian, Translator, Author, Architect and Explorer; 6. The Sources of the History of Ethiopia; 7. Editing Criteria; 8. Notes on the English Translation; Dedicatory Letter; Prologue to the Reader; BOOK I.