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Damiao de Gois: The Life and Thought of a Portuguese Humanist 1502-1574

  • Cloth
  • The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967
By Elisabeth Feist Hirsch
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition of this "first comprehensive biography of Damiao de Gois in any language. Based on extensive research, it presents one of the most colorful figures of Portugal's Golden Age, a widely travelled diplomat, a writer of distinction, a notable composer, and a close friend of Erasmus". Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with mild chipping and creasing along the spine crown, and a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, part of Martinus Nijhoff's formidable "International Archives of the History of Ideas" series.
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