History of the Origin and Establishment of the Inquisition in Portugal
New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Large octavo. 504pp. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated frontispiece portrait of the author. Important work by Herculano with a fascinating insight into the crucial fifty-year interlude between the forced mass conversion of Portuguese Jewry in 1497, and the beginning of the unimpeded sway of that institution which was to visit such havoc upon their descendants. Prolegomenon by Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi. Translated from the Portuguese by John C. Branner. Part of the series "Studia Sephardica: Texts and Studies in the History and Literature of Spanish and Portuguese Jewry." This is a reprint of the original 1926 edition. Some smudges and light scratches to covers. Head and tail of spine bumped. Corners bumped. Minor starting at the title page and at page 30. Binding in good+ to very good-, interior in very good+ to near fine condition overall. good+ to near fine. Item #45675
ISBN: 0870681532
Price: $65.00