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Cary Elizabeth, Lady, <1585 or 1586-1639.> |
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The mirror of the worlde [[electronic resource] /] / a translation by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary ; edited and with an introduction by Lesley Peterson |
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Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CaryElizabeth Tanfield |
PetersonLesley |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Translation of: L'épitome du théâ̂tre du monde d'Abraham Ortelius. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction Early Encounters with the World: Elizabeth Tanfield and Her Work -- The Translator's "Pregnancy of Understanding": Elizabeth Tanfield's Style -- The Translator in the Priory: Influences and Contexts -- Note on the Text -- The Mirror of the Worlde (text and annotations) - Appendix A Summary of all French Editions of Ortelius Printed by 1602 225 -- Appendix B Comparison of the Contents of The Mirror of the Worlde with the Contents of the 1590 Epitome and the 1598 Miroir -- Appendix C Complete Text of L'Epitome's Descriptions of "Lucembourg" (34v) and "Haynault" (35v). |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An authoritative and comprehensive edition of the first known English translation of the first atlas of the world. |
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