Les epistres dorees, et discours salutaires [...]. Traduictes d’Espaignol en François par le Seigneur de Guttery, docteur en medecine. Ensemble la reuolte, que les espaignols firent contre leur ieune prince, l’an M.D.XX. [...]. Auec un traicté des trauaux & priuileges des galeres [...]. Traduict nouuellement d’Italien en François.

8vo: [16]-299 [= 295]-[1 bl.]-256-215 pp. (toned, more heavily in pt. 2-3).

Contemp. limp overl. vellum. Good copy.

Very rare Antwerp ed. of French translations of popular texts by A. de Guevara (1481-1545), Spanish preacher, advisor of Charles V, and bishop of Cadiz (later of Mondonedo). His letters and essays were widely read in Renaissance Europe. The collection also includes his account of the Revolt of the Comuneros in Castile (1520-1521) against Charles V. Title within border of type ornaments. Text in 2 col.
Ref. BT 1345. - Pettegree (FB) 24155 = (NB) 13973. - Not in Adams, STC Dutch or French (BL).