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Vetus Canonum codex Lusitanæ Ecclesiæ ….
by LIMA, D. Thomas da Encarnação Costa e
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Coimbra, Ex Typographia Academiæ Liturgicæ, 1764.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, contemporary cat's paw sheep (minor scraping, wear to corners, joints weak), spine gilt with raised bands in five compartments (defective at head and foot), crimson leather lettering piece in second compartment from head, text block edges sprinkled red. Typographical headpiece on third preliminary page. In fine condition internally. Overall very good. 22, (1, 1 blank), 348 pp. [] , 2* , A-X , Y . *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Costa e Lima was the first native Brazilian to be named Bishop of Pernambuco; he was born in Bahia in 1723, and died in Pernambuco in 1784. As a teenager, he came to Portugal, attended Coimbra University, obtaining a Master of Arts degree, joining the Augustinian order at Santa Cruz de Coimbra in 1747, and later earning a Doctor of Theology degree from Coimbra. He was the author of several other works, including the massive four-volume Historia ecclesiæ Lusitaniæ … Coimbra, 1759-1763. *** Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 484-5; Período colonial, p. 208. Sacramento Blake VII, 287. Innocêncio VII, 343-4. NUC: DLC-P4.
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- Bookseller
- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44379
- Title
- Vetus Canonum codex Lusitanæ Ecclesiæ ….
- Author
- LIMA, D. Thomas da Encarnação Costa e
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST and ONLY EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coimbra, Ex Typographia Academiæ Liturgicæ, 1764.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- canon law, ecclesiastical law, Portugal, Brazilian author, Bahia native author
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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