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One hundred years of the National Overseas Bank in Portuguese life: 1864–1964 Lisbon 1964 +2100 Pages 4 Volumes These books, divided into 4 volumes, were published in Lisbon in 1964, under the coordination of Vítor Manuel Braga Paixão, by the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon in collaboration with BNU itself. It combines historical narrative with transcription and commentary on original documents — a deep documentary approach to BNU, its foundation, evolution, and overseas impact. It includes extra-texts filled with photographs, engravings, and reproductions in color and black and white, of personalities, buildings, notes, historical acts, etc. Published as the official commemorative work of BNU's centenary, it is an essential reference for studying the role of the Bank in Portugal and its colonies (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, India, and Macau).