Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las islas y tierra firme del mar oceano / escrita por Antonio de Herrera coronista mayor de su Md. de las Indias y su coronista de Castilla. En quatro decadas desde el ano de 1492 hasta el de 1531. De cada primera [-octava]. Al Rey Nuro. Señor.

  • Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, 1559-1625.
Date:
1601-15
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

En Mad[rid] : En la Emplenta [i.e. Emprenta] Real, 1601-15.

Physical description

8 volumes in 4 ; folio (30 cm)

Notes

Each decade has separate engraved illustrated title page.
Colophon for decades 2-4: En Madrid, par Iuan Flamenco. M. DCI. Colophon for decades 6-8: En Madrid. Por Iuan de la Cuesta. Año de M. DC. XV.
Vol. 1: [8], 371, [21] p. -- Vol. 2: [4], 368, [16] p. -- Vol: 3: [4], 377, [19] p. -- Vol. 4: [4], 293 [i.e. 291], [17] p. -- Vol. 5: [8], 317, [23] p. -- Vol. 6: [4], 302, [18] p.
Signatures: vol. 1: [section symbol]⁴ A-Y⁸ Z¹⁰ [paragraph]⁸, 2[paragraph]² -- vol. 2: pi² AA-ZZ⁸ [section symbol]⁸ -- vol. 3: pi² a-z⁸ aa⁶ (aa6 blank) 2[section symbol]⁸ -- vol. 4: pi² Aa-Rr⁸ Ss¹⁰ [section symbol]⁸ ([section symbol]8 blank) -- vol. 5: [paragraph]⁴ A-V⁸ [paragraph]¹° -- vol. 6: [paragraph]² Aa-Tt⁸ 2[paragraph]⁸.
Errors in pagination: p. 259-260 omitted from vol. 4 (quarta decada).
Predominantly printed in double columns.
Initials; tailpieces and printed marginalia.
Copy 1. Incomplete: lacks decades 7 and 8. Bound in 18th century calf, armorial stamp in gilt on upper and lower boards.

References note

Medina, vol. 2, no. 455
Palau, 6:114286
Sabin, 8:31539 & 31544

Languages

Holdings

  • Vols. 1-3 only (i.e. decades 1-6)

Where to find it

  • Vol. 1

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    EPB/D/3138.v1
  • Vol. 2

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    EPB/D/3138.v2
  • Vol. 3

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    EPB/D/3138.v3

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