Apr 16, 2019 - Sale 2505

Sale 2505 - Lot 305

Price Realized: $ 531
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1776). Ramirez de Prado, Marcos; and Juan de Ortega. Coleccion de las ordenanzas, que para el Gobierno de el Obispado de Michoacan. [14], 88, 81-284 pages. Small 4to, contemporary vellum, wear and staining to fore-edge; minimal wear to contents; contemporary ownership inscriptions on end leaves, inked library stamp on second leaf. In a custom clamshell case. Mexico: Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros, 1776
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An updated and comprehensive account of the Bishopric of Michoacán, containing the edicts published by Fray Marcos Ramirez de Prado in 1642 and Fray Juan de Ortega Montañez in 1685. It is here edited by Francisco Casillas y Cabrera. Many of the edicts concern the relationship between the clergy and the secular authorities, and the need for fair treatment of the Indians. Medina, Mexico 5923; Palau 247176, 56598; Sabin 67658.