Lisbon, Na Officina Real Deslandesiana, 1715.. First Edition in Portuguese. 4°, contemporary speckled calf (minor wear), edges sprinkled, leather lettering piece, gilt letter, spine gilt, 2 original cord page markers preserved. Woodcut initials and headpieces. Top margin dusty. Overall in fine condition. Early ownership inscription above imprint on title. (26 ll.), 313 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST EDITION of this translation of Annals books I-III. One of the licenses, by the respected scholar Raphael Bluteau (author of the Vocabulario portuguez) states that no Portuguese translation of any part of Tacitus had been published before this one.Couto Felix (1642-1713) was fluent in Latin by age 9 and had received the degree of Master of Arts from the University of Évora by age 11, after which he went on to study law at Coimbra. Known for his vast erudition and his knowledge of languages, he was appointed head of the Torre do Tombo archive in 1703. This work was published posthumously by his son, who wrote the life of Couto Felix that appears in the preliminary leaves (*1-***2).*** Innocêncio V, 281: "os periodos curtos e concisos do texto apparecem como que afogados no mar de reflexões e commentarios do traductor." Barbosa Machado III, 88-9. Gonçalves Rodrigues, A tradução em Portugal 471. Not located in NUC.

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Bookseller: Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books (US)
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Title: Tacito portuguez, ou traducçam politica dos tres primeyros livros dos Annaes … illustrados com varias ponderaçoens que servem a comprehensão assim da historia como da politica … dada a luz por Antonio do Couto Castellobranco …. Luis do Couto Felix, trans.
Author: TACITUS, Gaius Cornelius
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition in Portuguese
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lisbon, Na Officina Real Deslandesiana, 1715.
Keywords: Roman history, literature

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