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HERCULANO (Alexandre). DA ORIGEM e Estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal: Tentativa Histórica. Lisboa. 1854-1859. - HERCULANO (Alexandre) DA ORIGEM e Estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal: Tentativa Histórica . Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, 1854-1859. 3 v.; XVI, 286, [4] pp.; [2], 344, [4] pp.; 334, [6] pp.; 165 mm. The first edition, published in three volumes over five years (1854, 1855 and 1859), was still titled *Da Origem e Estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal: Tentativa Histórica* (On the Origin and Establishment of the Inquisition in Portugal: A Historical Attempt ). In the subsequent edition, the author replaced ”Attempt” with ”History, ” which sources interpret as a more assertive statement of the work. Alexandre Herculano (Lisbon, 1810; Santarém, 1877), historian, novelist, poet and essayist, directed the royal libraries of Ajuda and Necessidades from 1839 and is the author of the History of Portugal , the first volume of which was published in 1846. Dedicated to the period before the establishment of the tribunal and its first years of operation, it focuses on the first half of the 16th century and the reign of King John III. It is considered a pioneering and fundamental work for the historiography of the Portuguese Holy Office. Rare. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate