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The memoirs of Sigr Gaudentio di Lucca : taken from his confession and examination before the fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy: making a discovery of an unknown country in the midst of the vast deserts of Africa, as ancient, populous, and civilized, as the Chinese ... copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's library at Venice: with critical notes of the learned Signor Rhedi, late library keeper of the said library: to which is prefix'd, a letter of the secretary of the Inquisition, to the same Signor Rhedi, giving an account of the manner and causes of his being seized; faithfully translated from the Italian, by E. T. gent.
- Title
- The memoirs of Sigr Gaudentio di Lucca : taken from his confession and examination before the fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy: making a discovery of an unknown country in the midst of the vast deserts of Africa, as ancient, populous, and civilized, as the Chinese ... copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's library at Venice: with critical notes of the learned Signor Rhedi, late library keeper of the said library: to which is prefix'd, a letter of the secretary of the Inquisition, to the same Signor Rhedi, giving an account of the manner and causes of his being seized; faithfully translated from the Italian, by E. T. gent.
- Author
- Berington, Simon, 1680-1755.
- Publication
- London : Printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, 1737.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Supervised use | Sc Rare F 81-7 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Supervised use | NCV (Berington, S. Memoirs of Sigr Gaudentio di Lucca. 1737) | Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 335 p.; 21 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Erroneously attributed to Bishop Berkeley. cf. Lowndes, Halkett & Laing.
- A romance, originally written in English.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare F 81-7
- LCCN
- 07001228
- OCLC
- 3352390
- NYPG814170229-B
- Author
- Berington, Simon, 1680-1755.
- Title
- The memoirs of Sigr Gaudentio di Lucca : taken from his confession and examination before the fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy: making a discovery of an unknown country in the midst of the vast deserts of Africa, as ancient, populous, and civilized, as the Chinese ... copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's library at Venice: with critical notes of the learned Signor Rhedi, late library keeper of the said library: to which is prefix'd, a letter of the secretary of the Inquisition, to the same Signor Rhedi, giving an account of the manner and causes of his being seized; faithfully translated from the Italian, by E. T. gent.
- Imprint
- London : Printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, 1737.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare F 81-7NCV (Berington, S. Memoirs of Sigr Gaudentio di Lucca. 1737)