Author: Petiti, Petri [Pierre or Peter Petit 1617- 1687 ]
Title: DE AMAZONIBUS DISSERTATIO ..editio secunda
Description: Amsterdam, Johann Wolters & Ysrand Haring 1687 engravings in the text [50] + 1 full-page engraving & 2 woodcut diagrams. . 12mo Covers worn and edges damaged and the spine is renewed. Titlepage + 3 leaves of dedication + 1 leaf of index of chapters +398pp +[4pp of addenda +[8pp =index] Two leaves torn with loss to fore-margin but text intact except for part of 2 words affected. Text is in Latin with propotion of Greek text and there are two founts used in the latin text. The author was a scholar & a medical doctor who was also known as a poet of both latin and french. In trying to prove the existance of Amazons in early times he included references to Christopher Columbus and Amazons in America in the final chapter. This final chapter was not present in the first edition of 1685.

Keywords: Amazons Female warriors


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