Cultos de devoção e obsequios, que se dedicão ao Thaumaturgo Portuguez S.tº Antonio de Lisboa em os dias da sua nova Trezena, offerecidos á Magestade Fidelissima de D. José I, nosso senhor pelo Provador, e mais Irmãos da Meza da Real Casa, e Igreja de Santo Antonio da Cidade, ordinados por hum devoto do mesmo Santo, para se praticarem na sua propria Casa.

[ANTHONY, Saint, of Lisbon (or Padua)].

Published by Lisbon, Na Officina de Miguel Manescal da Costa, Impressor do Santo Officio, e da Real Casa de S. Antonio, 1767.

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8°, contemporary crimson morocco (small amount of wear at one corner, slight rubbing at head of spine), smooth spine richly gilt, gilt lettering, covers with gilt-tooled borders, gilt urns in each corner, and gilt design at centers, edges of covers milled gilt, marbled endleaves, all text-block edges gilt. Small woodcut and typographical vignette on title page. Woodcut headpiece with royal Portuguese arms and elegant woodcut initial on leaf A2 recto. Different woodcut headpiece and factotum initial on leaf A3 recto. Several typographical headpieces. Identical woodcut tailpieces on pp. 140 and 191. Different woodcut tailpiece on p. 73. Musical notation on pp. 77-140. Small typographical tailpiece on p. 28. In fine condition. Engraved plate depicting the Saint, 191 [i.e., 187] pp. Pagination skips from pp. 140 to 145, but catchword and collation by signatures are correct. *** Apparently the second edition. There is a work with the same title, by the same printer, of [4], 187 pp., dated 1761, and another, with 128 pp., dated 1787, printed by Simão Thaddeo Ferreira. Editions of 1802, 1828, 1844 and 1869 are also recorded.There is extensive musical notation for chants and antiphons in neume notation. This notation occupies pp. 77-140. Included are chants for the parts of a feast day mass, and special chants for the Feast of Saint Anthony of Lisbon.*** Porbase locates three copies, all in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. This edition not located in Jisc. Seller Inventory # 39194

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cultos de devoção e obsequios, que se ...

Publisher: Lisbon, Na Officina de Miguel Manescal da Costa, Impressor do Santo Officio, e da Real Casa de S. Antonio, 1767.

Binding: Hardcover