FREI MARCOS DE LISBOA - SÉC. XVI Primeira Parte das Chronicas da ordem dos frades Menores (First part of the Chronicles of the Order of the Friars Minor) First Part of the Chronicals of the Order of Friars Minor of the Seraphic father St. Francis, his founder and Prime General Minister. | + | ∞ whom can be called, Vitas Patrum of the Minor.-[In the end] This work was printed in Lisbon: at Ioannes Blauo's of Cologne, and it was finished in xxx March, Anno 1557-, Friar MARCOS DE LISBOA.-.-2 vols; 26 cm.- E. Friar Marcos of Lisbon, (1511-1591), chronicler of the Franciscan order, accompanied King D. Sebastião in 1574, on his first journey to Africa; Later (1581) he became bishop of Oporto. His Chronicles of the Order of the Friars Minor, had a great editorial success, for only in the sixteenth century did we hear of four editions in Portugal, seven in Spain and 17 in Italy (of its diferente parts). Copy of the third edition of the first part of this chronicle (the first two were also published in Lisbon, respectively in 1557 and 1566). Trimed copy with acidity, also presenting the following imperfections: mirrored and rebuilt cover sheet, with severe restoration, with loss of much of the support; Preliminary leaves with marginal restoration, without damaging the text; The last 10 leaves with restoration on the outer corners, occasionally affecting pagination and some letters; Last sheet mirrored and rematted. It is, however, complete and solid. Recent entire mottled calf binding, with gold closed houses on the spine and carmine leaf cutting. Anselmo, 975. BN, 479. King D. Manuel II's library does not mention this edition but only the first two.