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GÓIS (Damião de). OPÚSCULOS Históricos. Porto. 1945. - GÓIS (Damião de) OPÚSCULOS Históricos . Tradução do original latino pelo Prof. Dias de Carvalho; prefácio de Câmara Reys. Porto: Livraria Civilização, 1945. 272, [4] pp., 11 est.: il.; 210 mm. - (Biblioteca Histórica de Portugal e Brasil, Série Cimélia, 1) First edition of this collection in Portuguese translation. Damião de Góis (Alenquer, 1502 - Alenquer, 1574), diplomat, musician, philosopher, and chronicler, was one of the most cosmopolitan figures of Portuguese humanism. Secretary of the Portuguese trading post in Antwerp from 1523, he travelled throughout Europe for two decades, associating with Erasmus of Rotterdam, Luther, Melanchthon, and Dürer. Upon returning to Portugal, he was appointed Keeper of the Archives of Torre do Tombo and composed the Chronicle of the Most Fortunate King Manuel I (1566-1567). His openness to Reformed thought earned him an inquisitorial trial that pursued him until his death. The pamphlets gathered here – originally written in Latin and published between 1541 and 1567 – constitute the core of his ethnographic and historical observational work: the Account of the Siege of the City of Dio , the Brief Contestation to Paul Jovius on the Dominion of the Portuguese , the Description of Spain , The Faith, Religion and Customs of Ethiopia , Lapland , and the Three Commentaries on the Second War of Cambay . The translation is by Professor Dias de Carvalho, with a preface by Câmara Reys and revision by Eugénio de Freitas. Inaugural volume of the collection ”Historical Library of Portugal and Brazil - Cimélia Series”, directed by the Viscount of Lagoa, illustrated with portraits on extra-text sheets. Highly regarded. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate