Malfadados livros A confiscada biblioteca de D. Vicente Nogueira (1633)

Abstract

Dom Vicente Nogueira, then priest of Lisbon Cathedral, was accused, in 1633, of the crimes of paedophilia and sodomy. Under these circumstances, his private library was confiscated and, in 1634, taken to the Royal Alcázar of Madrid. In the 19th century, a copy of the catalogue of this confiscated library was found in the National Library of France. In this study, we speak about this collection which, by the quantity and selectivity of books, reveals itself to be, at that time, truly monumental.