Mar 10, 2020 - Sale 2533

Sale 2533 - Lot 319

Price Realized: $ 875
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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1783.) Inquisition broadside regarding the possession of forbidden books. Letterpress broadside, 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches, on two conjoined sheets with paper seal and secretarial certification, signed in type and with manuscript rubrics of 3 inquisitors (Juan de Mier y Villar, Antonio Bergosa y Jordan, and Pedro Bengoa); minor wear, uncut. Mexico, 7 February 1783
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This broadside prints an edict dated 7 May 1782 explaining that a yearly consultation with a confessor would be required to read or possess books on the Inquisition's prohibited list. The first line reads "Nos los inquisidores apostolicos" as with many Inquisition broadsides; the body of the text begins "En todos tiempos ha enseñado una triste experiencia los daños que causa á la Religion, al Rey, á la Patria." Not in Medina, Mexico; 2 examples in OCLC, and one other known at auction.