The famous and renovvned history of Amadis de Gaule. Conteining the heroick deeds of armes, and strange adventures, aswell [sic] of Amadis himself, as of Perion his son, and Lisvart of Greece, son to Esplandian Emperor of Constantinople. Wherein is shewed the wars of the Christians against the Turks; the death of Armato, King of Turkie, and the strange death of Melea the enchantress, the love of Perion de Gaule, otherwise the knight of the sphere, to Gricilerea, daughter to the Emperor of Trebisond, and of Lisvart of Greece, sometimes called the knight of the true cross to Onolorea, another daughter to the Emperor of Trebisond. Together with the acts and strange adventures of many other great lords and princes, aswell [sic] Christians as pagans; being the sixt part never before published. Translated out of French into English, by Francis Kirkman.

All titles

• The famous and renovvned history of Amadis de Gaule. Conteining the heroick deeds of armes, and strange adventures, aswell [sic] of Amadis himself, as of Perion his son, and Lisvart of Greece, son to Esplandian Emperor of Constantinople. Wherein is shewed the wars of the Christians against the Turks; the death of Armato, King of Turkie, and the strange death of Melea the enchantress, the love of Perion de Gaule, otherwise the knight of the sphere, to Gricilerea, daughter to the Emperor of Trebisond, and of Lisvart of Greece, sometimes called the knight of the true cross to Onolorea, another daughter to the Emperor of Trebisond. Together with the acts and strange adventures of many other great lords and princes, aswell [sic] Christians as pagans; being the sixt part never before published. Translated out of French into English, by Francis Kirkman.
• Amad's de Gaula. Book6. English.
• Famous and renowned history of Amadis de Gaule

People / Organizations

• Jane Bell ("printed by")

Imprint

London: printed by Jane Bell, and are to be sold by most Book-Sellers, 1652.

Added name

Herberay, Nicolas de, sieur des Essars, 16th cent. Sixiesme livre d'Amadis de Gaule. English. Lobeira, Vasco de, d. 1403, attributed name. Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680, tr.

Publication year

1652

ESTC No.

R8908

Grub Street ID

129037

Description

[8], 242, [2] p. ; 4⁰

Note

A translation into English by Francis Kirkman of: Herberay, Nicolas de. Le sixiesme livre d'Amadis de Gaule.

Attributed by Wing to Vasco de Lobeira, who supposedly wrote the first 5 books.

Title page in red and black.

Date of publication from Wing.