P. Gonçalo GONZALEZ, Relatione della Religione et Stato del - Lot 19

P. Gonçalo GONZALEZ, Relatione della Religione et Stato del Ré d'Ethiopia detto il Prete Gianni. Con un discorso sopra l'unione et obbedienza delle Chiese Alessandrina et Costantinopolitana con la Sede Apostolica. Translation: The relations between religion and the state of the king of Ethiopia known as the priest John. With a discourse on the union and obedience of the Churches of Alexandria and Constantinople to the Apostolic See. 17th-century Italian manuscript (probably 1638) of the critical report made by the Jesuit missionary Rodriguez around 1556. Black ink on paper, recto and verso. This 8-leaf text, folio 304-311, was part of a larger collection of manuscripts. 26.5 x 21 cm. Modern boards. A few marginal stains. Provenance: - Library of Lord Guilford (1757-1802) in London: Catalogue of the extraordinary collection of manuscripts of the late Earl of Guilford... Guilford... Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Evans... on... December 8, 1830 : Nr. 225 Rodrigues Relatione d'Ethiopia, 1638. - Library of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), English antiquarian and bibliophile who assembled the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century, comprising some 40,000 printed books and 60,000 manuscripts. The collection was numbered 7604 in this library. - Library of Dr. Bent Juel-Jensen (1922-2006), an enthusiast of Ethiopian civilization.