Livraria Tarouca
Item
Country
PT
Name of institution (English)
National Library of Portugal
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
por
Contact information: postal address
Campo Grande, 83, 1749-081 Lisbon
Contact information: phone number
00351 217982000
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
bn@bnportugal.gov.pt
Reference number
A.T./L.
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
The Tarouca Library
Title (official language of the state)
Livraria Tarouca
Language of title
por
Creator / accumulator
Tarouca House
Date note
16th century/19th century
Language(s)
por
Extent
c. 351 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
This collection comprises manuscripts from the house library of the Tarouca, a Portuguese noble house related to the highest political and diplomatic organisations. The collection covers various topics, particularly history, literature and genealogy. It also includes scattered documentation related to the Portuguese Inquisition and collections of diplomatic correspondence. Some materials contain relevant information regarding Portuguese New Christians and Sephardic Jews. The following are some examples:
A.T./L. 62: Collection of documents regarding the Inquisition in Portugal and the diligence of New Christians against its implementation. 17th century.
A.T./L. 90: Petition of New Christians for the reform of the Inquisition's proceedings, presented to Prince Regent Pedro II (regency: 1668-1683).
A.T./L. 164: Collection of letters from João Gomes da Silva, Count of Tarouca, during his diplomatic missions in the Hague, London and Vienna. It includes a letter to the Marquis of Alegrete on May 9, 1713, containing information on Izac Barbanelli's business partners in Lisbon. Barbanelli was a Sephardic merchant based in Amsterdam who had close ties with Portuguese merchants and the Portuguese Crown. In another letter to Alegrete on February 1, 1714, Tarouca referred to the economic impact of the persecution against New Christians in the Portuguese Empire on commerce.
A.T./L. 62: Collection of documents regarding the Inquisition in Portugal and the diligence of New Christians against its implementation. 17th century.
A.T./L. 90: Petition of New Christians for the reform of the Inquisition's proceedings, presented to Prince Regent Pedro II (regency: 1668-1683).
A.T./L. 164: Collection of letters from João Gomes da Silva, Count of Tarouca, during his diplomatic missions in the Hague, London and Vienna. It includes a letter to the Marquis of Alegrete on May 9, 1713, containing information on Izac Barbanelli's business partners in Lisbon. Barbanelli was a Sephardic merchant based in Amsterdam who had close ties with Portuguese merchants and the Portuguese Crown. In another letter to Alegrete on February 1, 1714, Tarouca referred to the economic impact of the persecution against New Christians in the Portuguese Empire on commerce.
Archival history
This library was acquired in 1971 from the heirs of the 12th Count of Tarouca, Sebastião José Eduardo Pereira da Silva de Sousa e Meneses (1855-1934), along with the family archive. It consists of around 250 library manuscripts that date from the 16th to the 19th centuries and belonged to the Houses of the Marquises of Alegrete, the Counts of Tarouca, the Marquises of Penalva and the Counts of Vilar Maior, whose members played an important role in Portuguese history, politics and literature in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Numerous documents are available online:
Finding aids
"Inventário do Arquivo da Casa Tarouca". 1971 (typescript catalogue).
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Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2023
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