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The seconde part of the Secretes of Maister Alexis of Piemont: by hym collected out of diuers excellent authors, and nevvly translated out of Frenche into Englishe. With a generall table of all matters contained in the saied booke. By Willyam Warde

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Type of record: Book

Title: The seconde part of the Secretes of Maister Alexis of Piemont: by hym collected out of diuers excellent authors, and nevvly translated out of Frenche into Englishe. With a generall table of all matters contained in the saied booke. By Willyam Warde

Other titles: Secreti

Level: Piece

Classmark: BC GB C16/17/ALE

Creator(s): Alessio Piemontese

Additional creator(s): Ruscelli, Girolamo (1565) (Other); Ward, William (1534-1609) (Other)

Related people: Ruscelli, Girolamo; Ward, William

Publisher: By Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight

Publication city: Imprinted at London

Date(s): [1580]

Language: English

Size and medium: 75, [5] leaves

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/297917

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003792399705181

Description

A translation of part 2 of a French version of: De' secreti del R.D. Alessio Piemontese.


Mostly in black letter.


Publication date from STC.


N. England's device is on the title-page and J. Wight's at the end.


With a final table of contents.


Signatures: A-K⁸.


Alessio Piemontese is a pseudonym, possibly of Girolamo Ruscelli.


Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.) 303.

Additional description

Bound with 2 other publications by the same author. Volume contents: 1. The secretes of the reverend Maister Alexis of Piemont, 1580. -- 2. The seconde part of the secretes, [1580]. -- 3. The third and last part of the secretes, 1578. A Fourth ad finall booke, wanting from this collection, was first published in 1569 and re-issued in 1578. An edition of the four parts (by P. Short for T. Wight), with continuous signatures, appeared in 1595

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