Desejos piedosos de huma alma saudosa do seu divino esposo Jesu Christo
Subtitle: divididos em varios emblemas para antes da confissaõ & antes, & depois da sagrada cõmunhão : com hu[m]as advertencias para o mesmo intento
By: por Joseph Pereira Velozo ; em cada emblema leva hum cantico, composto pelo veneravel padre Fr. Antonio das Chagas, Religioso Serafico que foi em a Provincia dos Algarves, & missionario apostolico neste reyno
Publisher: Na officina de Miguel Deslandes, impressor de S. Mag.
Published: 1688
Place of publication: Lisboa
Language: por
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Literary recreations; Early works to 1800; Emblems; Emblem books; Portuguese Devotional literature
Notes: Signatures: pi⁸ A-V⁸ X⁴.

In three books with continuous pagination and register, each containing 15 engraved emblems. Book 1 also contains one introductory emblem.

At end of book 1 is a page of text in pattern of Maltese cross: Jesus aiudaime, Jesus saluaime, etc. At end of book 2 likewise: Jesus purissimo, Jesus rarissimo, etc.

Woodcut title vignette; initials.

The engravings have been attributed to Clemente Billingue.

"Advertencias" for the sacraments of Confession and Eucharist on p. 289-323; "Index das advertencias" on p. [1] at end; "Licencas" p. [2]-[5] at end.

Includes index.

Not listed in Praz or Landwehr.

In some copies, 1 or more engraved emblems are cancels pasted over the original printed engravings.