Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Codex 1611: Memorial dado a sua Magestade a respeito do governo e prehiminencias da Santa Inquisiçao The University of Pennsylvania Libraries This description is ©2016 University of Pennsylvania Libraries. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. All referenced images and their content are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Ms. codex. Title from caption title (f. 54r). Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Ms. Codex 1611 5009543 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5009543 Memorandum on the history of the Inquisition attributed to the inquisitor Alvaro Beserra (or Becerra) and written for Joseph I, who was crowned king of Portugal in 1750, followed by a group of 8 sonnets (f. 103r-106v) attributed to João Crisóstomo and addressed to the king, the queen, and various nobles. Portuguese Memorial dado a sua Magestade a respeito do governo e prehiminencias da Santa Inquisiçao Beserra, Alvaro Crisóstomo, João recipient Joseph, King of Portugal, 1714-1777 former owner Cassuto, Alfonso, 1910-1990

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 54 leaves : 201 x 138 (168 x 110) mm Paper, 54; 54-75, [i], 76-106; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. Written in 21 long lines. Catchwords on each page, lower right corner, some trimmed. Written in cursive script.

Paper wrapper, glued at spine.

Written in Portugal, possibly Lisbon, after August 1750 (f. 101v, 102v).

1750 Lisbon?, Portugal Formerly owned by antiquarian bookdealer and collector Alfonso Cassuto (Lisbon; embossed stamp, f. 54r, 107r). Sold at auction at Kestenbaum & Company as part of the Alfonso Cassuto collection, Part 2, 23 June 2011, lot 48. Inquisition--Portugal--Early works to 1800 Codices Histories Poems Sonnets Manuscripts, Portuguese--18th century Manuscripts, European