In Dei Nomine Amen Francisco Carnero de Figeiroa [Medical diplomas of Hieronimo Henriques de Sequeira, received from the University of Coimbra]

AUCTION 79 | Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at 1:00 PM

The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 160

(MEDICINE)

In Dei Nomine Amen Francisco Carnero de Figeiroa [Medical diplomas of Hieronimo Henriques de Sequeira, received from the University of Coimbra]

Text in Portuguese. Printed in red and black with manuscript additions. Woodcut decorative initial letter. Text within decorative foliate typographical border. Formerly in the Collection of the late Daniel M. Friedenberg (Greenwich, Conn). Two printed pages. Small hole on lower margin. Housed in double-sided frame. 9 x 12 inches (sheet size).

Coimbra: May 14th 1726

Est: $600 - $900

The Sequeira (Sequeyra) Family, were of an old Sephardic origin whose far-flung members distinguished themselves in the medical profession for more than two centuries: Viz. Dr. Isaac Henrique Sequeira (1727-88) of London, and Dr. John de Sequeyra (1712-95) of Williamsberg, Va.