Bidspirit auction | Moisés Espírito Santo

Moisés Espírito Santo - O Brasonário Português e a Cultura Hebraica - Moisés Espírito Santo, 2000. Published in 2000 in Lisbon, under the careful editorial imprint of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, this is a remarkable, well-documented, and sought-after essay on historical, heraldic, and semiotic research into the profound connections and influences of Jewish culture on Portuguese family heraldry. The work presents the identification and detailed analysis of approximately 200 emblems, arms, and coats of arms that the author identifies and defends as having unequivocal roots in Hebrew culture and tradition. The edition is profusely illustrated in the text and enriched with a beautiful suite of 5 extra-text plates reproducing coats of arms in color (polychromy). The copy is presented in its original paperback format with an illustrated soft cover, containing 294 pages of text (the first page being blank), followed by 10 pages of critical apparatus and bibliography. It is in very good condition, showing only some marginal underlining, perfectly normal in a textbook, otherwise maintaining all its mechanical solidity and excellent condition.