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2 v. ; 36 cm. (fol. in 8s) João de Barros, royal cronicler, called attention for the use of the name Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) instead of brasil (from pau brasil, for its red color) in other not to please the devil (leaf 56, v.1). Gandavo would still claim for the use of Santa Cruz almost 20 years later · João de Barros, apart from his account of the discovery of Brazil, is intimately linked with our country, having been one of its "donatários". (Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana) · Comma substituted for virgule on title page · Each volume has separate foliation, as follows: v.1: [2], 128 leaves; v.2: [2], 143 leaves · Signatures: v.1: pi² a-q (pi1, a2, and q8 versos blank); v.2: pi² A-S (-S8) (pi1 verso blank) · Leaves 68 and 79, v.1 misnumbered 58 and 78; leaves 53, 77, 79 and 100, v.2 misnumbered 49, 73, 78 and 97 respectively · Title page of v.2 reads: Segunda decada da Asia...; this volume is dated 1553 · Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana · Anselmo · Barbosa Machado · Silva, I.F. da. Diccionario bib. portuguez · Pinto de Mattos · Alden, J.E. European Americana · John Carter Brown Library copy has some stains on preliminary leaves, v. 1 and 2 · John Carter Brown Library copy acquir

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