Theorica de virtudes en coplas
Subtitle: y con co[m]mento
By: compuesta por don Francisco de castilla ; y otras obras suyas en metro, q[ue] son las que enla siguiente hoja se contienen
Publisher: Por Agostin Millan impressor de libros
Published: 1552
Place of publication: Caragoça
Language: spa
Subjects: Virtue; Ethics
Notes: Imprint from colophon.

Signatures: A-H⁸ I⁶, ²A-C⁸ D¹⁰ E⁴.

Title leaf within ornamental woodcut border with coat of arms of Charles V (center) and Castilla y Leon (lower margin).

Title leaf, leaves ii verso (A2), vii (A7) and viii verso (A8) in red and black.

Text with in ruled borders.

Woodcut initials and borders.

With side- and shoulder-notes.

Errata on last leaf.

"Practica delas virtudes de los buenos reyes Despaña en coplas de arte mayor dereçadas al Emperador y rey don Carlos nuestro señor" has special title leaf and separate foliation and signatures.

In pt 2, leaf 33 occurs a stanza referring to America: "Ganaron las islas que son de Canaría, Ganaron las Indías del mar occeano ..."

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 47981

Salvá y Perez Cat. de la Bib. de Salvá, I, 522

Brunet, I, 1632

Grässe, II, 66; VII, 161, note

Purchase; Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company; 2021 July 25; 2022-47; George Harrison and Jane A. Mifflin Book Fund.