W.S. Cotter Rare Books (Firm)
Organization
General Context
Vendor. Operating out of Austin, TX.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cuenta de cargo, y data que se forma por esta Direccion G[en]eral de Temporalidades a los colegios que tuvieron en esta capital y su jurisdicion los regulares de la Compañia de J[esu]s de la alaxas de plata labrada, oro, perlas y diamantes, seq̈uestrad[a]s en cada uno de ellos, y las haziendas de sus respectivas pertenenc[ia]s : manuscript.
Collection — Volume 1
Scope and Contents
Unbound manuscript in Spanish, cursive script. 82 pages sewn through center fold comprising a detailed inventory of valuables confiscated from the Jesuits in the Viceroyalty of Peru following the 1767 suppresson of the order. Included are the values and intended destinations of gold, silver, diamonds, pearls, semiprecious stones, and the contents of an apothecary, including medicines and laboratory apparatus. Written in a cursive script in at least two hands. Text is continuous despite...
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Dates:
approximately 1773
Les saints devoirs de l'ame dévote: out il est enseigné aux chretiens la maniere, d'emploier le jour au service de Dieu: manuscript.
Collection — Volume 1
Scope and Contents
Bound manuscript of 462 pages, written in a single hand, in cursive script. Title page printed in red and black from individually inked handle letters, fillet wheels, and fleurons, some of which were also used on the binding. Pages [2]-[19] at end are ruled but contain no text. Pages ruled in red. The text derives from printed editions of this work, published from 1641 on, with some abridgements, especially in later passages. Possibly written by Pierre Coton, since printed editions include...
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Dates:
1755