| Record ID | cp012185 |
| Voet reference number | 1053 |
| Museum Plantin-Moretus | |
| Author | Martin CROVA |
| Title page transcription | BRIEF ‖ DISCOVRS ‖ DV SIEGE ET ‖ OPPVGNATION ‖ DE L'ILE DE ‖ MALTE. ‖ Contenant l'Histoire de ce qui s'est ‖ fait depuis l'arriuée iusques à la ‖ retraite & fuyte de l'armée du ‖ grand Turc Soliman en l'an ‖ M.D.LXV. ‖ ⊕ 19 ‖ A ANVERS. ‖ De l'Imprimerie de Christofle Plantin. ‖ M.D. LXV. |
| Collation | 8⁰ [100]: A-C⁴; pages [1-24] |
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| Number of sheets | |
| Pages | [1]: Title [2]: Blank [3-20]: Text [21]: approbation (29 October 1565, signed by Philippus de Almaraz) [22]: In abitum Turcae, soluta obsidione Melitensi, carmen…Hadr. Iunius med. (roman type capitals) [23-24]: Blank |
| Edition information | |
| Copies | Ghent University Library - B.B. C30 |
| Bibliographical references | G. Atkinson, La littérature géographique française de la Renaissance, I, 1927, no. 154Bib. Belgica (1964–1970 éd.), I, pages 1004-1005 Not in Ruelens-de Backer. |
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| Note 1 | Narrative of the siege of Malta by the Turks in 1565, s. Malta, 19 September 1565, Martin Crova. |
| Note 2 | Translated from Italian, as specified in the privilege: '…hanc translationem de Italico in linguam Gallicam…'. The Italian model is not known. |
| Note 3 | The cost-accounting note in Arch. 4, folio 79 verso, gives the following details about 'Maltae obsidionis descriptio gallice': the payment of 3 florins Carolus guilders 10 stuivers for composing and printing the 1½ sheets is entered on 3 November [1565]. For the 1,500 copies printed 4½ reams of paper 'petit Rochelle' were used; the price, however, of this paper is not noted. Cf. also J. Denucé, Oud-Nederlandsche kaartmakers in betrekking met Plantijn, I, 1912, page 127. |
| Note 4 | Not listed in M 296 or M 164. |
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