[Portuguese royal edict of 15 December 1774 erasing the distinction between "Christãos novos" (i.e. Marranos) and "Christãos velhos"].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Portugal. Sovereign (1750-1777 : Joseph)

Contributor:

Joseph, King of Portugal, 1714-1777.

Alfonso Cassuto Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.

Henry Charles Lea Fund.

Lea Library Maintenance Fund.

Language:

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Crypto-Jews--Iberian Peninsula--Portugal--History--Early works to 1800.

Crypto-Jews.

History.

Portugal--History--Joseph, 1750-1777--Early works to 1800.

Portugal.

Penn Provenance:

Cassuto, Alfonso, 1910-1990 (former owner) (Cassuto Collection copy)

Physical Description:

7 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 31 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Text begins: Dom José por graça de Deos Rei de Portugal ... &c. ... Em Consultas da Meza do Desembargo do Paço, e do Conselho Geral do Santo Officio da Inquisição, me foi presente, Que depois que pela minha saudavel Lei de vinte e sinco de Maio do anno proximo preterito Houve por pem abolir, e extirpar a sediciosa distinção de Christãos Novos, e Christãos Velhos ...

Fingerprint:

nac- r,de iaei s,e, (C) 1774 (Q)

Place of Publication:

[Lisbon] : Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1774]

Notes:

Title created by cataloger from bookseller's description.

Colophon on leaf *4r reads: Na Regia Officina Typografica.

Text dated at end: Dada na Cidad de Lisboa aos quinze de Dezembro do anno do Nascimento de Nosso Senhor Jesus Christo de mil setecentos setenta e quatro.

Signatures: *⁴.

Initial.

Local Notes:

Cassuto Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.

Cassuto Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Henry Charles Lea Fund.

Cassuto Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lea Library Maintenance Fund.

Cassuto Collection copy has ms. pagination on rectos of leaves ("176"-"179"); ms. inscription ("279A") in pencil at head of leaf *1r.

Alfonso Cassuto Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries in 2014 from the Cassuto family in Portugal.

Cassuto Collection copy bound in paper wrappers; ms. inscriptions ("1689 Lopes" and "1688 Lopes") on front wrapper and inside front wrapper, respectively; ms. inscription ("1678 Lopes" and "1679 Lopes") on back wrapper and inside back wrapper, respectively.

CJS Rare copy has modern ms. note in pencil at head of leaf *1r.

CJS Rare copy disbound from a nonce volume and cropped at all margins (29 cm. in height).

OCLC:

885926987