RRELAÇAM das Ryais Obras de Mafra. Mafra. 1729-1730

RRELAÇAM das Ryais Obras de Mafra. Mafra. 1729-1730

RRELAÇAM das Ryais Obras de Mafra. Mafra: s.n., 1729-1730.

Manuscrito sobre papel; 43 fólios com numeração não contemporânea e por páginas ocupadas de 1 a 82; 220 mm. Encadernação moderna, inteira de chagrin grená, decorada a ouro nas pastas e lombada; brasão de armas de Portugal a ouro nas pastas.

MANUSCRIPT by an unidentified author with a long text describing the state of the works on the Real Edifício de Mafra. We were unable to identify the author who, at the beginning of the text, states that “On the twenty-first day of October, I left these Corttes to see the works of Mafra q sua Mag.de que Ds. g.de had it done […] where I arrived at nine o’clock at night […]”.

From what we were able to ascertain from the text, it does not contain technical information, but rather is a pure description of how the work was, which, we remember, only ended in 1744, that is, 14 years after the date indicated in the manuscript.

The text is divided into three parts, each with its own title folio.

The first part, entitled “Part I in which Mafra’s works begin” has, after the title folio, three folios with 5 sonnets, followed by a folio of “Dedication to the master of the same works…”, a “Prologue to Pio and Coriozo Leittor” and the respective text divided into 5 chapters.

The second part is entitled “Part II in which information is given about the towers, and how the bells were put in place, and the other work that has been done [...]” which, in addition to the text, It has a folio with a dedication to Custódio Vieira.

Finally, a third part entitled: “Part III in which the festive applause of the Consecration of the temple and other details that will be seen in the speech of the work are described and reported”.

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