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.

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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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I. Inquisitorial Manuals

II. Trials and Sentencing

III. Autos de fe

IV. Censorship

V. Familiars and Officials

VI. Policies and Proceedings

VII. Polemics and Histories