Libro de grandezas y cosas memorables de España

Medina, Pedro de, 1493?-1567? · 1549 · Fue examinado por ma]n]dado de los muy reuerendos señores Inquisidores de Seuilla & impresso co[n] su lice]n]cia e[n] la dicha ciudad: : e[n] casa d[e] Dominico de Robertis q[ue] santa gl[or]ia aya. · 13 pictures

This is a 1549 Spanish gazetteer and history of Spain's notable places and events, compiled by Pedro de Medina and printed in Seville for a general Spanish readership. The woodcut views show walled towns with crenellated towers, church spires and rocky hills, drawn in a simple, repeated vocabulary of cut lines that a designer could use for medieval city silhouettes, stylised landscape borders, and early printed initial letters.

Spain -- History · Portugal -- History · Andorra -- History · Spain -- Gazetteers · Portugal -- Gazetteers · Andorra -- Gazetteers · Imprint 1549

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