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(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]
[3,000/4,000]
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.