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Explore a 16th‑century panorama of nations, languages, and economies from an English perspective. This edition presents a historical reference that maps the natural dispositions, money, and speech of many peoples, from England to far lands. With a blend of geography, culture, and occasional narrative, it offers a window into how early modern readers understood world diversity.
The book organizes knowledge through labeled chapters, each focusing on a region or people and detailing how they live, speak, and trade. It combines descriptive geography with social habits, money systems, and language examples to illuminate cross‑cultural differences. Expect a mix of direct observations, quoted phrases, and what readers at the time found noteworthy about customs and commerce.
- Concise portraits of dozens of kingdoms and regions, from Europe to the Mediterranean and beyond
- Notes on money and speech that reveal early modern trade and communication
- Illustrative anecdotes and dialogues that convey everyday life and travel impressions
Ideal for readers interested in historical linguistics, early travel writing, and the curiosities of a pre‑modern world.
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Andrew borde, a Physician of some eminence in the reign of Henry the Eighth, was the Author of the fol lowing curious Tract. In his various publications he seems to have courted popularity by the jocoseness of his style, and which it must he confessed, often degenerates into.
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