Santa Teresa, Joao José de.

2 parts in one volume, folio (291 x 195mm.), woodcut device on title-page, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 2 engraved portraits, 23 engraved folding maps and plates, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, modern red morocco, cloth slipcase, lacking final leaf (index of plates), a few plates strengthened at folds with tape on verso, a little light staining

Palau 298413; Borba de Moraes 770-1; Sabin 27474

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."

one of the most sumptuous seventeenth-century works on brazil. Joao José de Santa Teresa (1658-1733), whose secular name was Joao Noronha Freire, was a Portuguese Carmelite who spent much of his life in Italy. Istoria delle guerre del regno del Brasile was heavily subsidised by Pedro II, and some of the period's leading artists and engravers, including Antonio Horacio Andreas, Benedito Farjat and Giovanni Gerolamo Frezza, were engaged to work on the project. The result is a spectacular fusion of text and image.