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Auction 21 · Lot 256
Relacao das pessoas que sairao penitenciadas no Auto da Fee que se celebrou na praca da cidade de cidade de Coimbra Domingo vinte e seis de Dezembro de [1] 623
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- $3,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(INQUISITION)
Place
Portugal
Publication
1623
summary
EXTREMELY RARE DOCUMENT OF THE PORTUGUESE INQUISITION
List of 73 persons condemned by the Holy Inquisition of Portugal in an Auto-da-Fe on Dcember 26,1623. States their sex, age and status (old or new Christians), their crimes(blasphemy, heresy, judaizing etc.), and their punishment.In this Auto-da-Fe, nine “judaisers” (9 men 3 women) were burned at the stake.One of the condemned, Fernao Diaas da Sylvaconfessed that he was “a priest...and performed ceremonies of the Law [of Moses]” No published edition of this list is known. Not mentioned by Van der Vekne, Cassuto, or Glaser.
Together with collection of five rare printed sermons preached at various Autos-da-Fe, published in Lisbon 1642-1666 by B.D, Siqveira, F.A. Chagas, F.N. Viegas, F.C. Almeida and A. Leitao. Additional bibliographical details attached to this lot.
Manuscript on paper, 30.4x 20,7 cm. 7 leaves. (foliated 51-57). clear Portuguese script.
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