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(1735-1749),
D. António Caetano de Sousa (1674-1759), religious Theatine,
historian, bibliographer and genealogist, was a renowned
member of the Royal Academy of Portuguese History. His main
work, the Genealogical History, can be considered a general
history of the Kingdom, as varied are the information it
contains. The Provas (Proofs) also present undeniable interest,
since they transcribe documents that are now missing.
The copy matches exactly with the description of
Inocêncio Francisco da Silva, in his Bibliographical Dictionary,
namely: the first 12 volumes of history are bound in 13
(volume XII consists of two parts); the following are the Index
and the six ones of Provas. The entire calf bindings of the time
retain the original guards but they are not all exactly the same.
Bindings a little fatigued, especially those of the three first
volumes of history, showing some traces of bookworm,
including the first and last leaves, next to the fold and the
guards. Volume IX of the History with some stains on the
upper margin of the first 10 leaves.
