Cartas de Santa Teresa de Jesus, madre, y fundadora de la reforma de la orden de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, de la primitiva observancia

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 138
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Saint Teresa of Jesus, 1515-1582
Title
Cartas de Santa Teresa de Jesus, madre, y fundadora de la reforma de la orden de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, de la primitiva observancia
Statement of responsibility
With notes by Fr. Pedro de la Anunciación, lecturer in Theology of the Discalced Carmelites of Pamplona; collected by order of Fr. Diego de la Presentación
Place of publication
Madrid
Publisher
Imprenta del Mercurio
Printer
En la Imprenta del Mercurio, por Joseph de Orga, impressor
Date
1752
Imprint (isbd)
Madrid: Imprenta del Mercurio, 1752
Language
Spanish
Tirage
No special limitation or numbering stated in the supplied images
2. Physical description
Collation
[8], 383, [1] pages
Illustrations
Allegorical engraved frontispiece signed “I. a Palomº sculp.”
Format
31 cm; folio
Dimensions
31 cm
Paper type
Eighteenth-century laid rag paper
Watermarks
Laid pattern clearly visible; no identifiable watermarks observed in the supplied images
Printing condition
Two-colour typographic printing on title page; roman and italic type with ornamental woodcut initials
3. Binding
Binding type
Contemporary Spanish full mottled leather binding
Colours
Mottled brown
Decoration
Spine richly gilt with compartments and tools; covers decorated with blind stamping; marbled endpapers
Spine
Spine with raised bands, red label and gilt tooling
4. Content
Content description
Collection of spiritual, doctrinal and personal letters by Saint Teresa of Jesus, accompanied by theological and moral notes from Carmelite tradition, representative of Spanish mystical literature of the Golden Age
5. General notes
Note 1
Second volume as stated on title page
Note 2
Madrid eighteenth-century edition of Carmelite editorial tradition
Note 3
Includes final index of notable subjects
Note 4
Religious allegorical engraved frontispiece
Note 5
Contemporary Spanish binding preserved with original decoration
6. Subjects
Main subject
Spanish mystical literature
Subsubjects
Saint Teresa of Jesus; Carmelite spirituality; religious letters; Spanish Golden Age; eighteenth-century Madrid printing
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
138
Condition
Good; solid binding and visible decoration; rubbing and wear to spine ends and edges; stains and scattered oxidation spots in the interior
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Complete and visually attractive copy; preserves engraved frontispiece and contemporary Spanish binding