George Sandys (1577-1644), traveler

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George Sandys

George Sandys (1577-1644) was an English traveler and author. In the early 1610s he traveled to the Near East (Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus) and heard of the existence of the Book of Enoch in Ethiopia.

Works

Books

• A Relation of a Journey Begun An. Dom. 1610 (1615 Sandys), book

Poetry

• Paraphrase upon the Psalms and Hymns dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments (1638 Sandys), poetry

Translations

• Christ's Passion = Christus patient (1640 @1608 Grotius / Sandys), play (English ed.)

Biography

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