Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 244

Price Realized: $ 3,750
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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
(LIMA--1757.) Alvitez, Alexo de. Puntual descripcion, funebre lamento y sumptuoso tumulo de . . . la Señora Doña Mariana Josepha de Austria, Reyna fidelisima de Portugal. Large folding plate of catafalque by Contreras. [4], 237, [8], [97] pages. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; repaired closed tears to plate; inked stamp on front free endpaper, bookplate on front pastedown. [Lima, 1757]
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Describes the ceremonies in honor of Maria Anna of Austria (1683-1754), widow of King John V of Portugal, including poems, sermons, and an "Oracion Funebre" by Francisco Ponze de León (with its own title page). A short poem in English is attempted on page 192, with double v's substituting for the w's. Medina, Lima 1103, Palau 10118.