Osório da Fonseca, Jerónimo (1506-1580) De Rebus Emmanuelis Regis Lusitaniae Invictissimi Virtute et Auspicio, annis sex ac viginti, domi forisq[ue]; gestis; libri duodecim.
Cologne: Haeredes Arnold Birckmann, 1574.
Third edition, octavo, printer's woodcut device to title page, bound in attractive contemporary full calf, with large tooled arms on front board, with some remnants of hand-applied red paint; lozenge-shaped arabesque tool to back board; all edges gilt and gauffered; worming damage to surface of both boards (patched), spine dry, endcap chipped away, lacking original thong ties, some worming to contents; extensive notes to title page, old signature torn from foot of title (repaired on verso); ex libris Minor friars of Dettelbach, Germany, with written inscriptions and stamps; a few leaf margins heavily wormed; several instances of tears with losses to page corners; 6 3/8 x 4 in.
In his history of Portugal, Osório retells the recent activities of his nation's seafaring exploration, including trips to islands off the east coast of the Americas and descriptions of landing on the eastern shore of Brazil.
