Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Memoria de diversos autos

Other related names

• Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner

Call number

Ms. Codex 1484
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 4482085
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4482085

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Spanish

Origin

Date

16--

Place

Spain

Summary

Copies of records of 65 autos-da-fé occurring between the years 1484 and 1502, possibly in Zaragoza (Spain), in which 605 individuals were convicted. This account includes the date of each auto-da-fé as well as the names of every individual convicted. In most cases other details, such as the accusations and punishments are present. In the majority of these cases the accusation is practicing Judaism and the punishments range from a non-specific penance to being burnt alive.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title from upper cover.
   
• Separated from the Henry Charles Lea Research Collection on the Inquisition.
   

Watermark

Similar to Briquet, Croix Latine, 5704, but with different initials, possibly E M.

Extent

28 leaves : 218 x 155 (180 x 115) mm. with cover 226 x 165 mm

Foliation

Paper, ii + 28 leaves; 1-28; contemporary foliation in pencil, lower right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

19th-century paper cover.

Layout

Written in 23-28 long lines.

Script

Written in a cursive script.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (inscription, 1888, f.1r).
   

Subjects topical

• Catholic Church--Spain--History--17th century
• Inquisition--Spain--Early works to 1800
• Autos-da-fé--Spain

Genres

• Codices
• Church records
• Manuscripts, Spanish--17th century
• Manuscripts, European

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