Memorias para a historia da vida do veneravel arcebispo de Braga, Dr. Fr. Caetano Brandão
Publisher: Na Impressão Regia.
Published: 1818
Place of publication: Lisboa
Language: por
Subjects: Bishops; Biography; Catholic Church
Notes: Attributed to Antonio Caetano do Amaral by Moraes and Innôcencio.

Caetano Brandão, a Franciscan, was Bishop of the diocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil from 1782-1790, and then was appointed Archbishop of the diocese of Braga, Portugal from 1790 until his deathi n 1805.

Pagination: v. 1: [4], 461, [3] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 505, 507-631, [3] p.

Signatures: v. 1: pi² (pi1 verso blank) A-2X (A1 verso blank) 2Z- 3N (3N1, 3N3, and 3N4 versos blank); v. 2: A-4K (A1, 4I3, 3K3 versos and 4K4 blank)

Errata: v. 1, p. [2], 3rd count.

Engraved frontispiece portrait of Archbishop Caetano Brandão bound after title page in volume 1.

Engraved printer's vignette of royal arms on title pages;

Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana (1983 ed.), I:32.

Silva, I.F. da. Bib. portuguez, I:99.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full treed sheep.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Sophia Augusta Brown Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: P. João Rodrigues Ferreira: ms. autograph on title pages.