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Fonseca, Manuel da.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Vida do veneravel Padre Belchior de Pontes. Lisbon: Francisco de Silva, 1752
4to (202 x 142mm.), woodcut device on title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, lettering-piece, small tear in 2C1 affecting a couple of letters, small marginal wormhole in last few leaves, marginal wormhole in earlier leaves infilled, binding scraped
Provenance
Alfred Hamy (1838-c.1900), bibliotheca historica stamps; Jesuit house in Champagne, bookplate and stamps; Jesuit house of Saint Augustin, Enghien, Belgium, bookplate
Literature
Borba de Moraes p.314; Sabin 24981
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Manuel da Fonseca (?1703-1772) studied to be a Jesuit in Brazil before moving to Italy in 1759: later becoming Superior of the Portuguese Jesuits in Rome. His biography of the Brazilian missionary Belchior de Pontes, who was believed to have prophesied the 1708-09 Guerra dos Emboabas and the 1720 uprising in the Minas Geraes, was published at a time when the Jesuits were being persecuted. Indeed it was confiscated and suppressed by an edict of the Mesa Censoria of 10 June 1771. The present copy is thus a rare survival.