1765 · Madrid
by Flórez de Setién y Huidobro, Henrique
Madrid: Antonio Marin, 1765. 8vo, pp. [40], 432; text in double column; engraved vignette title page, engraved genealogical plate, woodcut initials and ornaments; very good, sound copy in contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine. Henrique Florez (1702-1773) was a Spanish historian. He was professor of theology at the University of Alcala, where he published Cursus theologiae in five volumes (1732-1738) after which he devoted himself to historical studies. Of these the first was his Clavis Historiae which appeared in 1743, and passed through many editions. Palau 92698.
(Inventory #: 53149)