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Harley L. McDevitt Inquisition Collection

This collection contains documents relating to the Inquisitions of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Peru, and Mexico. Included are manuals and guidelines on proper conduct within the inquisition; accounts of trial procedures, prisoner sentences, and autos de fe; and certificates and books of privileges of the staff of the inquisitions. Also included are public edicts, papal bulls, and royal decrees published by various inquisitions relating to banned works, jurisdiction of the different inquisitions, and various heresies, as well as contemporary histories and pro-inquisition arguments. Materials include broadsides, letters, certificates, and bound volumes.

Metadata

Date
circa 1500-1859
Material Type
Mixed Materials
Genre/Physical Characteristic
Decrees
Dimensions
11.75 cubic feet
Identifier
MSH/LAT 0090
Campus Location
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user

Subject
Autos-da-fé
Censorship
Prohibited books
Church history -- 16th century
Church history -- 17th century
Church history -- 18th century
Church history -- 19th century
Italy -- Church history
Portugal -- Church history
Catholic Church -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- 16th century
Catholic Church -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- 17th century
Catholic Church -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- 18th century
Spain -- Church history
Mexico -- Church history
Peru -- Church history
Catholic Church
Link to Finding Aid
https://archivesspace.library.nd.edu/repositories/3/resources/1631
This digital collection may not include all items or all of the information available about the source collection. See the finding aid for more information.
Contact Us

Our collection information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. If you have spotted an error, please contact Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries at rarebook@nd.edu.

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Related Items

I. Inquisitorial Manuals

I. Inquisitorial Manuals

II. Trials and Sentencing

II. Trials and Sentencing

III. Autos de fe

III. Autos de fe

IV. Censorship

IV. Censorship

V. Familiars and Officials

V. Familiars and Officials

VI. Policies and Proceedings

VI. Policies and Proceedings

VII. Polemics and Histories

VII. Polemics and Histories

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